Intel Core i7-2960XM vs AMD FX-8320E
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-2960XM and AMD FX-8320E. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 671 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 505 |
| 2353 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 2323 |
| 4423 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | |
| 1491 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | |
| 2855 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-2960XM | Processor | AMD FX-8320E |
| 2700 MHz | Frequency | 3200 MHz |
| 3700 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4000 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 55 W | TDP | 95 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 3000 | GPU | |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Socket 988B rPGA | Package | Socket AM3+ (942) |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 688 | Single-Core Score | 506 |
| 2531 | Multi-Core Score | 2092 |
| Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| Dell Inc. Precision M6600 | Model | To be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M. |
| Dell Inc. 04YY4M | Motherboard | ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A97 LE R2.0 |
| Balanced | Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-2960XM | Name | AMD FX-8320E |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0 |
| 2.69 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.21 GHz |
| 3.69 GHz | Maximum Frequency | 4016 MHz |
| Socket 988B rPGA | Package | Socket AM3+ (942) |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 16.0 KB x 8 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 2.00 MB x 4 |
| 8.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 24.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| 798 MHz | Frequency | 804 MHz |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR3 SDRAM |
| 2 | Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 688 | Single-Core Score | 506 |
|---|---|---|
| 722 | Crypto Score | 825 |
| 662 | Integer Score | 498 |
| 737 | Floating Point Score | 471 |
| 722 1.23 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 825 1.41 GB/sec |
| 749 3.79 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 718 3.63 MB/sec |
| 744 35.2 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 637 30.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 706 1.99 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 435 1.23 MTE/sec |
| 604 709.4 KElements/sec | HTML5 | 460 540.1 KElements/sec |
| 609 190.8 Krows/sec | SQLite | 487 152.7 Krows/sec |
| 662 35.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 496 26.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 658 209.8 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 365 116.1 KB/sec |
| 625 4.87 Klines/sec | Clang | 517 4.03 Klines/sec |
| 622 7.21 images/sec | Camera | 453 5.25 images/sec |
| 694 868.7 Kpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 410 513.2 Kpairs/sec |
| 699 4332.5 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 396 2456.3 FPS |
| 562 30.9 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 372 20.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 701 5.40 images/sec | Face Detection | 452 3.48 images/sec |
| 712 17.5 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 371 9.15 Mpixels/sec |
| 1189 58.3 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 965 47.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1226 16.7 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 930 12.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 812 652.2 Kpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 515 413.9 Kpixels/sec |
| 495 4.44 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 330 2.96 Kpixels/sec |
| 807 25.8 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 609 19.5 Words/sec |
| 542 20.9 images/sec | Machine Learning | 269 10.4 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 2531 | Multi-Core Score | 2092 |
|---|---|---|
| 3293 | Crypto Score | 1466 |
| 2491 | Integer Score | 2115 |
| 2489 | Floating Point Score | 2148 |
| 3293 5.61 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1466 2.50 GB/sec |
| 3392 17.2 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 3338 16.9 MB/sec |
| 3023 143.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 3075 145.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 2174 6.13 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 968 2.73 MTE/sec |
| 2542 2.98 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 2131 2.50 MElements/sec |
| 2673 837.3 Krows/sec | SQLite | 2643 828.2 Krows/sec |
| 2704 146.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 2317 125.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2316 737.9 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 1284 409.0 KB/sec |
| 2206 17.2 Klines/sec | Clang | 2569 20.0 Klines/sec |
| 1766 20.5 images/sec | Camera | 1984 23.0 images/sec |
| 2074 2.59 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 2184 2.73 Mpairs/sec |
| 2962 18352.6 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 2395 14836.3 FPS |
| 2204 121.2 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 2071 113.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 2567 19.8 images/sec | Face Detection | 2672 20.6 images/sec |
| 2687 66.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 1840 45.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 3880 190.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 3918 192.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 4152 56.6 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 4313 58.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 3455 2.77 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 2897 2.33 Mpixels/sec |
| 1675 15.0 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 1765 15.8 Kpixels/sec |
| 2137 68.3 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1493 47.7 Words/sec |
| 1222 47.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 655 25.3 images/sec |