AMDFD8350FRHKBOX
IntelBX80623I72700K

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

4 Cores, 8 Threads @3.5GHz, Sandy Bridge.
Release date: Q3 2011.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 333,888 user samples
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: 576th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
20,692 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 6.65 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 60% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 60% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 347th / 1452
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
60.8 % 73 % Faster effective speed.
+20%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
81 Pts 87.7 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
64.3 Pts 96 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+49%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
122 Pts 183 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+50%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
221 Pts 318 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+44%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
341 Pts 460 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+35%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
91.8 Pts 96.4 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
73.3 Pts 121 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+65%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
143 Pts 236 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+65%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
254 Pts 412 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+62%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
397 Pts 600 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+51%
Market Share
Based on 67,988,405 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.08 % Hugely higher market share.
+100%
0.04 %
Value
Value For Money
74.9 % 99.8 % Much better value.
+33%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
57 % +4% 55 %
Price
Price (score)
$130 $89 Much cheaper.
+32%
Age
Newest
140 Months Slightly more recent.
+8%
153 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
125 Watts 95 Watts More energy efficient.
+24%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
4 cores
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
32 nm 32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+14%
3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz Slightly faster turbo frequency.
+8%
3.9 GHz
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
411 Pts 606 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+47%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
353 Pts 466 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+32%
Series
CPU Architecture
Piledriver Sandy Bridge
Socket
Motherboard Socket
AM3+ LGA1155
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None HD 3000
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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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The Core i7-2700K is a 3.5GHz Sandy Bridge processor. Sporting four cores and eight threads the 2700K has a strong performance profile, even by today's standards. Comparing the 2700K and the 4770K shows that although the 4770K is two generations and nearly two years newer there is still only around 7% separating the processors in terms of overall calculation throughput. The 4770K does have a 12% lower TDP and it's also compatible with Intel's latest platform so as a new purchase it is the clear winner, but owners of the 2700K are only missing out on marginally better performance. [Mar '14 CPUPro]

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