Intel
$160
AMDFD8350FRHKBOX
 $160 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @2.3GHz, Sandy Bridge-E.
Release date: Q1 2011.

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

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 359,938 user samples
46,742 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 58% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 26% Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 26% Great: 58%
SPEED RANK: 856th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
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: 568th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
47.9 % 60.8 % Faster effective speed.
+27%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
72.1 Pts 81 Pts Lower memory latency.
+12%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
58.2 Pts 64.3 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+10%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
97.9 Pts 122 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+25%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
139 Pts 221 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+59%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
142 Pts 341 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+140%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
87.3 Pts 91.8 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
74.4 Pts +2% 73.3 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
131 Pts 143 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
178 Pts 254 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+43%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
178 Pts 397 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+123%
Market Share
Based on 67,781,249 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.01 % 0.05 % Hugely higher market share.
+400%
Value
Value For Money
55.7 % 74.9 % Much better value.
+34%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % 57 % Slightly more popular.
+8%
Price
Price (score)
$160 $130 Cheaper.
+19%
Age
Newest
159 Months 138 Months More recent.
+13%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
35 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+72%
125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+300%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 8 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+100%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
32 nm 32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
2.3 GHz 4 GHz Much faster base frequency.
+74%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
2.9 GHz 4.2 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+45%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
179 Pts 411 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+130%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
144 Pts 353 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+145%
Series
CPU Architecture
Sandy Bridge-E Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCBGA1023 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 3000 None
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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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