AMD Athlon 320GE vs Intel Core i7-3770K

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   For example there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Athlon 320GE vs Intel Core i7-3770K and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, 3DMark, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, WPrime, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, PCMark 10, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Blender, Blender, UserBenchmark, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

DOOM: Eternal
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
Grand Theft Auto V
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Overwatch
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770K or AMD Athlon 320GE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Athlon 320GE

51%

Core i7-3770K

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon 320GE

51%

Core i7-3770K

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.3	92.1
Valorant	102.6	104.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.6
Apex Legends	96.5	98.4
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	78.5
Overwatch	83.1	84.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	72.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	52.4
Warzone	80.1	81.7
Assassin's Creed	86.2	88.0
Valheim	85.2	86.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Athlon 320GE

93%

Core i7-3770K

42%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon 320GE is more energy efficient than the Core i7-3770K as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	93	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	490	672
Cinbench 20 Single-core	234	286
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1068	1391
Cinbench 23 Single-core	603	1016
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2903	3503

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	2181	2049
Multi-Core	5116	6445

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Single-Core	980	979
Multi-Core	2274	4061

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Athlon 320GE	Intel Core i7-3770K
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	April 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	LGA1155
Core name	Picasso	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency		3.9 MHz
Frequency	3.5 MHz	3.5 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	2200 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	77 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	2667
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	8 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YD32GEC6M2OFH YD32GEC6FHBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that Core i7-3770K has 2 more core than Athlon 320GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon 320GE is better: 8
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3770K is better: 28
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Athlon 320GE and Intel Core i7-3770K before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Athlon 320GE - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Athlon 320GE specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-3770K specs and review.