If you're a gamer and an avid overclocker, this review is for you! I want to briefly share my experiences and thoughts on this processor to help you make the right choice for you. So lets get started. Gaming: Performance here will depend on what type of system you want to build. If you're someone who has a single 1080p monitor and mediocre graphics card (GTX 760, R9 270X or below) you will be happy to know this processor will hold its own in most games at stock speeds. As long as you aren't too bothered about maximising everything and pushing the most FPS possible that is. If that applies to you, then this is an absolute solid buy. It hits the sweet spot between price and performance. Even the most modern games will run buttery smooth and with 8 cores at your disposal, you'll be able to multi-task with ease. This includes tasks like streaming to YouTube or Twitch whilst gaming, to give an example. Just a tip; This processor runs at 1.32V out of the box. With this kind of voltage on the stock heatsink you may find it can get quite hot and noisy especially in the summer. As such, you may actually find undervolting the processor will reduce power consumption and heat whilst keeping the same performance. Now, if you want to build a kick-ass 1440p multi-monitor, multi-GPU rig then I highly recommend investing in an aftermarket cooling system. Whether you want to go air or watercooled is completely up to you. This is because to get the most out of those types of systems, you're going to need to overclock the processor. I'll talk more about overclocking in the next section. My point being with high-end graphics cards, the processor at stock clocks will most probably be holding the GPU back from performing at its best. Overclocking: As all AMD FX chips are unlocked, overclocking is as simple as raising the multiplier. While there is a difference between the FX-8320 and FX-8350 (I'll get to that later), you won't notice this difference until you're overclocking to extremes. So you may want to save yourself a few pennies and buy this processor and simply increase the multiplier to match the same clock speed of the FX-8350. On decent motherboards, you can actually increase the clock speed without increasing the voltage which means you can overclock without increasing heat, thus allowing you to use the stock CPU cooler. On both the MSI 990FX-GD80 and ASRock 990FX Extreme9 boards I was able to increase the clock speed all the way to 4.2GHz on the stock voltage. Increasing the clock speed with allow high end graphics card/s to breath a bit better causing an increase in FPS. So what is the difference between the FX-8320 and FX-8350 you ask? They're both made with the same architecture, what gives? Well I'm not 100% sure, although I think the difference lies within the capability of each chip. From what I can gather, FX-8320's are clocked lower because they reach their maximum capability faster than the 8350's. This means theoretically when overclocking both chips to their limits, the FX-8350 can either reach a higher clock speed or match the FX-8320's overclock with less effort. The best example of this is if you're shooting for the golden 5GHz clock speed. An FX-8320 may never overclock to that speed, or if it can, it may require a high-end motherboard and cooling solution such as liquid/watercooling. Whereas the FX-8350 may be able to overclock to 5GHz at a lower voltage therefore not needing a watercooling kit. Verdict: While I'm happy with the FX-8320 as it does exactly what I need it for, I can't help but notice the current small price gap difference between the FX-8320 and the FX-8350. I purchased this processor at £105 but at the current time of writing this review it is £115. With the FX-8350 being only a tenner more at £125, I would personally be more inclined to opt for that processor as it is a more capable processor. With the higher stock clock speed, even non-overclockers will benefit from the extra money spent. However, if the price gap between the two is any larger, I would definitely consider the FX-8320 over the FX-8350, it's almost a no-brainer. Read more

Edited 11/02/2017 tested Very Good processor good enough. I have worked for approx 7 month with this processor and it is the best processor I have worked on Very fast, satisfying, smooth, forget my previous review, but some good box, pkg may be provided by AMD. The sticker also provided by AMD to my registered address as per my request of sticker. From Head qtr they have instructed to India to provide me sticker. The below is my purchase time review The sticker of AMD LOGO was not there waiting for resolution from supplier reviewed after watching unboxing video on you tube and got noticed that I haven't received the processor logo sticker Received today the item, the packing was very poor, an item worth Rs more than 11000 Indian Rupees was shipped in a very cheap card board box, the packing was so cheap, the processor was shaking inside, so bad packing. The company AMD PROCESSOR PACKING as shown on photo also very cheap very very poor, they are going to loot India. The quality will be checked after preparation of my desktop system. Waiting for the motherboard ram, hard disk etc. Read more

Semplicemente perfetto, spedizione Amazon prime top, Montato su MSI 970 gaming Motherboard. Overclock a 4,3 Ghz (1.424 v) è molto veloce ma non come un i5-7th gen, lo tengo a 22-25 °C (a riposo) con questo ottimo dissipatore https://www.amazon.it/Enermax-Ets-T40-W-Ventola-Nero-Grigio/dp/B00D697L0Y con un max di 35-40 °C durante l'utilizzo di programmi pesanti o games (la ventole dissipatore/case sono settate al 50% rispetto al Max) da considerare anche che siamo in estate!!. Il tutto necessita di un case ben ventilato, ventole anteriori e posteriori, e che l'alimentatore sia posizionato nella parte bassa del case (nel mio si trova nella parte alta perché è di taglia inferiore al mid-tower case) quindi mi va a scaldare tutto il case. Non ho scelto di utilizzare il dissipatore già compreso perché leggendo le recensioni ho capito che sarebbe stato un processore stufa (più la temperatura è alta e più i componenti tendono a degradarsi velocemente) e basandomi anche sulla mia esperienza con il dissipatore dell' Amd A6. Non spingetelo oltre i 4,3-4,5 Ghz (a meno che non sappiate settare bene i voltaggi) perché mi è andato in sicurezza e ho resettato il bios con il connettore a due pin (reset motherboard pins). Applicate solo la dimensione di un chicco di riso per la pasta termica, altrimenti vi scola sui bordi del processore e dovete pulire prima di usarlo. Adesso devo solo vedere quanto mi durerà, ma probabilmente parecchi anni con questo dissipatore. Ormai è quasi un mese che lo uso e va benissmo. Read more

Best CPU I've ever put in a PC! So fast! This has some very nice features, too, all of which are pretty self-explanatory. However, let me tell you about "TURBO" since there isn't much info readily available, and it's one of the main draws to this particular line of CPUs... TURBO: This is a 3.5Ghz CPU... it runs at 3.5Ghz stock setting. TURBO can be enabled via your motherboard's BIOS. The options are AUTO and DISABLED. When Disabled, your CPU will consistently run at 3.5Ghz frequency... period. When Turbo is enabled, your CPU's frequency is dynamically controlled based on the system's requirements. Under a minimal workload (browsing the web, listening to music, running office software, etc) the CPU will auto-adjust to a lower frequency. For example, 3.0 - 3.4, etc... You don't have to manually adjust anything, it just does it by itself, and it maintains system stability when doing so. Now... say you're running a next-gen game, transferring a boat-load of files from one HDD to another, or rendering a video or animation... Then Turbo will increase your CPU's frequency up to 4.0Ghz!! Automatically, no need to manually overclock it. However, whatever the frequency is set to (ie 3.5 - 4.0+ etc) will be a "Target Frequency". In other words, the base frequency that other multipliers and ratios are based off of. So if you overclock it, then Turbo will still dynamically control your CPU frequency, but it will make it's adjustments based on the new target frequency. From what I've seen, Turbo tends to work within a 1Ghz range. For example: at stock (3.5) the frequency will fluctuate between 3.0 and 4.0... Overclocked to 4.0, the range tends to be between 3.5 - 4.5... If you want to overclock, but you're concerned about stability (no reason for concern that I've seen so far) then just manually overclock it in the bios and turn off Turbo. Otherwise, the dynamic control over CPU power is a fantastic and efficient feature well worth leaving on no matter what your intentions are for this CPU. HEAVY LOAD TEST: Moving on to performance... I like to break my CPU in by attempting to put it under the "worst-case-scenario-load". This is a combination of everything I may have to be switching between on any given job if I'm suddenly under a tight deadline and need to power through a creative media project... >> While transferring 300Gb of data from one drive to another, and changing ownership of 8 separate folders (containing several hundred Gb of data each), I watched a 1080p HD video in fullscreen, browsed the web, played music, ran Photoshop CS6 editing a 600ppi PSD doc with about 40+ layers, ran Maya 2013 rendering a complex scene and animation at 4K resolution with mental ray lighting and shadows, ran After Effects CS6 compositing a 1080p animation with visual effects, ran Premiere CS6 editing a 1080p video as well, ran Animate 2 (essentially Flash) animating a 30sec 1080p animation (720 frames/images), ran Audacity editing a 2min audio file with 16 tracks, AND... I was still able to start up Assassin's Creed IV and play! Sort of... It wasn't the best frame rate, and I had to turn AA and physX off, but still... wow! The only reason I started up AC-IV was because I couldn't think of anything else to do to try to crash the system. Hahaha. That's even before I overclocked it! OVERCLOCKING & TEMPS: This CPU is essentially an under-clocked 8350. AMD also makes their CPUs with O.C. in mind, so there is plenty of voltage headroom at stock settings, enough to O.C. this baby to 4.0Ghz out of the box without touching anything but the frequency! Mind you, this should only even be attempted with an after-market cooling solution (Top of the line CPU Cooler or Liquid Cooling), because it will run a bit hot under a full load. However... like others have mentioned in various forums... I actually got better, more consistent temps *after* overclocking the CPU to 4.0Ghz... Prior to O.C. my idle temps would sit around 12 degrees and erratically spike to 22, 27, etc... That said... Overclocked to 4.0Ghz with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, my idle temps are between 12-20 degrees depending on the shift in ambient room temp (most commonly it stays around 18 degrees). At full load (100%) on all 8 cores for 30-minutes (using Prime95 stress tester) the temp never went above 44 degrees. *Max temp is somewhere around 67 degrees I believe). No errors either, so the system is stable enough. I haven't had time to run a 12-24 hour stress test yet, but everyone I've talked to, and all the users posting in overclock forums report that 4.0Ghz is very stable on this CPU, and most are pushing it further. One guy capped his out at 4.7Ghz in a liquid-cooled system! I'll update my review after I've had a chance to run a full 24-hour stress test, but as of now I have had absolutely no issues whatsoever. FINAL THOUGHTS: Look no further. This is the best CPU in the "bang for your buck" category. Seriously. What else do you need to know other than the overwhelming joy of getting a 8-core 4.0Ghz CPU for the price of a 3.5Ghz CPU!?!? It's a no-brainer. If you can read a motherboard manual to find out how to get into your BIOS settings, then you can figure out the one setting to change the frequency to 4.0Ghz... the rest is done for you. No need to mess with voltages or anything else. Save. Reboot. Enjoy! :) *** P.S. Don't read any reviews from people who say "This CPU is quiet"... CPUs are SILENT!!! It's a Chip!... I can only assume they are talking about the stock cooler, but who knows. ((shrug)) Read more

Très bon processeur couplé à une carte mère 990FXA-UD3 et un AIO Nepton 280L. Overclocké très facilement à 4,8GHz pour 1,48v et à cette fréquence ne bride pas mon Crossfire de R9 280. A acheter les yeux fermés donc ! Cependant, je ne comprendrai jamais pourquoi la famille des AMD Bulldozer aura été aussi mal reçu étant donné qu' ils sont très abordables et performants, même à l' heure actuelle en taches multithreadées un FX8xxx ou 9xxx est nettement devant un Core i5 (y compris le 6600k sorti 3ans plus tard et 2x plus chère..) dans la plus part des benchmarks et tient même tête à certains i7 (notamment 3770k ou 4770k en fonction des tests) pour un tarif 2,5x moins élevé. Reste les jeux ou les FX sont "mauvais" parait-il ... MAIS largement suffisants pour obtenir du 60Fps constant dans la plus part des titres actuels. Peut être faut-il être réaliste et se demander si les FX sont mauvais en jeu à cause de leur "mauvaise" architecture ou à cause d' une optimisation de la part des éditeurs de jeux actuels qui tendrait vers les processeurs Intel qui domine avec 80% de part du marché (et oui, qui voudrait faire du profit en vendant un jeu orienté vers 20% du marché ?) Read more