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AMD100-000001084
▲ 5726,794 ▼

8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q4 2012.

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▲ 56864 ▼

8 Cores, 16 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q4 2024.

Effective Speed 
+100%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 313,291 user samples
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313,196 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4.75 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 48% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.55 GHz (avg)
Poor: 48% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 592nd / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
95 User Benchmarks
Great bench: 131% Base clock 5.65 GHz, turbo 5.65 GHz (avg)
Poor bench: 112% Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Poor: 112% Great: 131%
SPEED RANK: 19th / 1468
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 124%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		60.8 % 122 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+100%
Average Score 
+221%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		81 Pts 91.8 Pts Lower memory latency.
+13%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		64.3 Pts 220 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+242%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		122 Pts 427 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+250%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		221 Pts 809 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+266%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		341 Pts 1,481 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+334%
Overclocked Score 
+207%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		91.8 Pts 98.7 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		73.3 Pts 229 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+212%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		143 Pts 458 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+220%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		254 Pts 892 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+251%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		397 Pts 1,759 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+343%
Value & Sentiment 
+18%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.34 % 0.85 % Hugely higher market share.
+150%
Value
Value For Money 		84.2 % 93.9 % Better value.
+12%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		57 % +2% 56 %
Price
Price (score) 		$85 Hugely cheaper.
+88% 		$712
Nice To Haves 
+368%
Age
Newest 		145 Months 0+ Months Hugely more recent.
+100%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		411 Pts 2,358 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+474%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		353 Pts 2,229 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+531%
Conclusion 
Average Bench 60.8%
Average Bench 122%

In terms of raw single-core performance the flagship AMD FX-8350 is lagging behind intel's processor line-up by over two generations. The PassMark Single Thread scores for the i5-2500K vs the FX-8350 are 1863 to 1520 which shows that in terms of raw per-core processing the FX-8350 is lagging the two year old i5 by 23%. Where the AMD FX makes up is on multi-core performance, with a score of 9156 vs 6745, the AMD leads the Intel 2500K by 36% making it the far more capable multi-threaded server orientated performer. The 8350 is also cheaper but significantly more power hungry which counts strongly against it as a server proposition. The FX-8350 could be a good fit for specific server use cases but for general consumer use, which is single and dual core intensive, Intel's two year old i5-2500K delivers better performance. [May '13 CPUPro]

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