UserBenchmark: AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i3-8100

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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: 567^th / 1441

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 63%

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Workstation 47%

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Best Bench: 80% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)

Poor: 53% Great: 80%

SPEED RANK: 388^th / 1441

Gaming 71%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 53%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		60.8 %			70.6 %	Faster effective speed. +16%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	81 Pts	81.8 Pts	+1%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	64.3 Pts	106 Pts	Much faster single-core speed. +65%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	122 Pts	210 Pts	Much faster dual-core speed. +72%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	221 Pts	342 Pts	Much faster quad-core speed. +55%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	341 Pts	359 Pts	Slightly faster octa-core speed. +5%


Memory OC Memory Latency	91.8 Pts	93.4 Pts	+2%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	73.3 Pts	112 Pts	Much faster OC single-core speed. +53%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	143 Pts	224 Pts	Much faster OC dual-core speed. +57%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	254 Pts	408 Pts	Much faster OC quad-core speed. +61%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	397 Pts	419 Pts	Slightly faster OC octa-core speed. +6%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.08 %	0.32 %	Hugely higher market share. +300%
Value Value For Money	74.9 %	91.2 %	Better value. +22%
User Rating UBM User Rating	57 %	67 %	More popular. +18%
Price Price (score)	$130	$110	Cheaper. +15%


Age Newest	138 Months		78 Months	Much more recent. +43%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		65 Watts	Much more energy efficient. +48%
Cores CPU Processing Cores	8 cores	Hugely higher core count. +100%	4 cores
Threads CPU Processing Threads	8 threads	Hugely higher thread count. +100%	4 threads
Lithography Manufacturing process	32 nm		14 nm	Much newer manufacturing. +56%
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	4 GHz	Faster base frequency. +11%	3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz	Faster turbo frequency. +17%	3.6 GHz
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	411 Pts		420 Pts	+2%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	353 Pts		364 Pts	+3%


Series CPU Architecture	Piledriver	Coffee Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	AM3+	FCLGA1151
Graphics Integrated Graphics	None	UHD 630

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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Intel’s i3-8100 from their 8th generation of Core processors is a mainstream quad-core CPU. It is the entry model of the latest Coffee Lake line up with a clock speed of 3.6 GHz. Previously, i3 Kaby Lake processors had two cores with hyperthreading, but now, i3 Coffee Lake processors have 4 cores and offer much better value for money in terms of dollars per core. With a performance profile that closely matches last years mid range Kaby Lake i5's (the then go-to mid range gaming choice) and a price tag of just $120, the i3-8100 represents excellent value for money. Unfortunately, like all Coffe Lake processors, the i3-8100 does require a new 300-series motherboard even though it shares the same LGA1151 socket as the previous generation of Kaby Lake 200 motherboards. Intel were clearly mindful of AMD's similarly priced quad core Ryzen 3 1200 which achieves very comparable single, and quad-core benchmarks to the i3-8100. ^{[Oct '17 CPUPro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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