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)

671Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score505
2353Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score2323
4423PassMark CPU Mark Rating
1491PassMark Single Thread Rating
28553DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i7-2960XMProcessorAMD FX-8320E
2700 MHzFrequency3200 MHz
3700 MHzMaximum Frequency4000 MHz
4Cores8
8Threads8
55 WTDP95 W
Intel HD Graphics 3000GPU
Sandy BridgeCodenameVishera
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket AM3+ (942)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

688Single-Core Score506
2531Multi-Core Score2092
Geekbench 5.3.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
Dell Inc. Precision M6600ModelTo be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M.
Dell Inc. 04YY4MMotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A97 LE R2.0
BalancedPower PlanBalanced

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i7-2960XMNameAMD FX-8320E
1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 2 Stepping 0
2.69 GHzBase Frequency3.21 GHz
3.69 GHzMaximum Frequency4016 MHz
Socket 988B rPGAPackageSocket AM3+ (942)
Sandy BridgeCodenameVishera
32.0 KB x 4L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 4L1 Data Cache16.0 KB x 8
256 KB x 4L2 Cache2.00 MB x 4
8.00 MB x 1L3 Cache8.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

24.00 GBSize8.00 GB
798 MHzFrequency804 MHz
DDR3 SDRAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
2Channels1

Geekbench 5 result (single)

688Single-Core Score506
722Crypto Score825
662Integer Score498
737Floating Point Score 471
722
1.23 GB/sec
AES-XTS825
1.41 GB/sec
749
3.79 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)718
3.63 MB/sec
744
35.2 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression637
30.1 Mpixels/sec
706
1.99 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)435
1.23 MTE/sec
604
709.4 KElements/sec
HTML5460
540.1 KElements/sec
609
190.8 Krows/sec
SQLite487
152.7 Krows/sec
662
35.9 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering496
26.9 Mpixels/sec
658
209.8 KB/sec
Text Rendering365
116.1 KB/sec
625
4.87 Klines/sec
Clang517
4.03 Klines/sec
622
7.21 images/sec
Camera453
5.25 images/sec
694
868.7 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics410
513.2 Kpairs/sec
699
4332.5 FPS
Rigid Body Physics396
2456.3 FPS
562
30.9 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur372
20.4 Mpixels/sec
701
5.40 images/sec
Face Detection452
3.48 images/sec
712
17.5 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection371
9.15 Mpixels/sec
1189
58.3 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting965
47.4 Mpixels/sec
1226
16.7 Mpixels/sec
HDR930
12.7 Mpixels/sec
812
652.2 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing515
413.9 Kpixels/sec
495
4.44 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion330
2.96 Kpixels/sec
807
25.8 Words/sec
Speech Recognition609
19.5 Words/sec
542
20.9 images/sec
Machine Learning269
10.4 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

2531Multi-Core Score2092
3293Crypto Score1466
2491Integer Score2115
2489Floating Point Score 2148
3293
5.61 GB/sec
AES-XTS1466
2.50 GB/sec
3392
17.2 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)3338
16.9 MB/sec
3023
143.0 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression3075
145.5 Mpixels/sec
2174
6.13 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)968
2.73 MTE/sec
2542
2.98 MElements/sec
HTML52131
2.50 MElements/sec
2673
837.3 Krows/sec
SQLite2643
828.2 Krows/sec
2704
146.8 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering2317
125.8 Mpixels/sec
2316
737.9 KB/sec
Text Rendering1284
409.0 KB/sec
2206
17.2 Klines/sec
Clang2569
20.0 Klines/sec
1766
20.5 images/sec
Camera1984
23.0 images/sec
2074
2.59 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics2184
2.73 Mpairs/sec
2962
18352.6 FPS
Rigid Body Physics2395
14836.3 FPS
2204
121.2 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur2071
113.8 Mpixels/sec
2567
19.8 images/sec
Face Detection2672
20.6 images/sec
2687
66.2 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1840
45.4 Mpixels/sec
3880
190.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting3918
192.2 Mpixels/sec
4152
56.6 Mpixels/sec
HDR4313
58.8 Mpixels/sec
3455
2.77 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing2897
2.33 Mpixels/sec
1675
15.0 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion1765
15.8 Kpixels/sec
2137
68.3 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1493
47.7 Words/sec
1222
47.2 images/sec
Machine Learning655
25.3 images/sec