AMD FX 8350 

Released October, 2012
  • 4 GHz
  • Octa core
  • Unlocked
8.2 Out of 10

The AMD FX 8350 was the first processor in AMD’s 2012 line of processors, and the first to feature the new, at the time, Piledriver core design. It’s speed is 4.0GHz, with the option of going up to 4.2GHz with a Turbo overclock, which makes it faster than AMD’s previous CPUs by a tenth or so. The FX 8350’s eight cores make its multi-thread performance astonishingly good, which makes it great for multitasking and running many different applications simultaneously without a drop in the performance. It is also quite important to note that, like previous AMD CPUs, this one is also left unlocked, which makes tweaking and fiddling with it much easier. It’s a solid piece of technology from AMD, that will provide with amazing performance, even when burdened with a big amount of tasks or applications.

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the AMD FX 8350

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
FX 8350
8.2
Core i7 4770K
8.8
Core i7 3770K
8.6
Cinebench R11.5, Cinebench R10 32-bit, Passmark, GeekBench (32-bit) and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
FX 8350
8.2
Core i7 4770K
9.9
Core i7 3770K
9.6
Cinebench R11.5 (1-core), Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and 1 more

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?
FX 8350
9.9
Core i7 4770K
8.6
Core i7 3770K
8.7
Passmark (Overclocked), Unlocked, Maximum Overclocked Clock Speed (Air) and 2 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
FX 8350
7.3
Core i7 4770K
6.8
Core i7 3770K
6.7
Performance Per Dollar
8.2

CPUBoss Score

Performance, Single-core Performance, Overclocking and Value
FX 8350
8.2
Core i7 4770K
9.2
Core i7 3770K
8.9

Benchmarks Real world tests of the AMD FX 8350

GeekBench (32-bit)

FX 8350
11,188
Core i7 4770K
14,472
Core i7 3770K
13,762
browser.primatelabs.com

3D Mark 11 (Physics)

FX 8350
6,850
Core i7 4770K
8,850
FX 9590
8,529
community.futuremark.com
The FX-8350 also gave us some significant gains in 3DMark 11.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)

Cinebench R11.5

FX 8350
6.94
Core i7 4770K
8.14
Core i7 3770K
7.91
tomshardware.com
CineBench rates it right at the level of 12 and 16 core processors, and when I give it a bit of OC power, it gets even higher than several servers.
by Ace-Rinehardt (Dec, 2012)

Cinebench R11.5 (Single Core)

FX 8350
1.11
Core i7 4770K
1.74
Core i7 3770K
1.66
tomshardware.com
In Cinebench the AMD chip is only a little over 5 per cent slower, and in X264 there's less than a single per cent difference between them.
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)

Passmark

FX 8350
9,134
Core i5 3570K
7,108
Core i5 4670K
7,527
cpubenchmark.net
My computer is very fast and got good marks on Passmark benchmark.
by VinsanityD (Jul, 2013)

Passmark (Single Core)

FX 8350
1,525
Core i5 4670K
2,171
Core i7 4770K
2,165
never gets above 50 degrees Celsius with a v6gt coolermaster oddly the cpu itself scores 15k on passmark but im sure someone will jump on this and say this is false so allow me to post the pic that shows this is true and then you can decide for yourself weather its worth it I believe it is.
by Bighammerguy

Reviews Word on the street for the AMD FX 8350

6.0
read review
At idle, the difference between the FX-8350 and Core i5-3550 isn't that large; the Intel chip draws 58W while the AMD CPU draws 74W.
8.0
read review
Value is core to this arrangement, and being able to put together a decent AMD CPU/mobo combo for less than a Core i5 setup means that you get a good chunk of cash to spend on your graphics card.
9.5
read review
So my view on this CPU is that it may make sense if you run software that can make use of its 8 cores and/or you need to save some money up front and/or you are not too concerned about the increased heat.

Overall
7.9 Out of 10

What People Are Saying Give it to me straight

Socket Type

If you're looking to upgrade from an older system you really can't beat the price to performance ratio offered with an eight core 4GHz processor processor for only $195!
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)
I built a computer with the AMD FX-8350, 4 GHZ 8 Core processor and one EVGA GeForce GTX 66 2048MB GDDR5 Video card.
by Clyde-A.-Glenn--Clyde (Aug, 2013)
The new FX processors will be manufactured using Global Foundries' 32nm process and consists of ~1.2 billion transistors.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)

Socket

I am stable at 4.7GHz easy like with the Corsair h60 but my map temp is now only 55c with every core under 100% load using AMD Overdrive for about 2 hours straight (stable enough for me since games won't even put no where near this much load on this baby) and this thing idles as low as 16c so to me at least it is amazing performance for only $78.99!
by wwa.fall (Mar, 2013)
I gave the FX-8350 4 stars because it's not the fastest or the best; but as a value processor it's very hard to beat right now!
by E.-McDougall--Hoser-lost-in-america (Jan, 2013)
The results are a 7 second boot time from post, 80-120 FPS on everything tested so far (borderlands 2, Rage, COD MW3 and BO2 and Crysis 1 and 2).
by Jhug (Feb, 2013)

Performance

The haters gonna hate regardless how great it is....the AMD fans are going to love it...the people who don't know what they are buying will be very pleased...easy to over-clock....super fast....great design.
by Tom-A.-King (Jan, 2013)
Benchmark Results: The second pass of the X264 HD Video Encoding benchmark is much more processor intensive than the first pass.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)
I moved to a Noctua NH-D14(High end air cooler) from a Corsair Hydro High Performance liquid cooler h60 and I am very pleased with my results overall.
by wwa.fall (Mar, 2013)

Applications

This processor is fast, defiantly not for gaming tho, if your looking for a gaming processor go for the i5/i7 Intel's, as they have better ratings for gaming computers.
by Derek-D.-Bermel (Sep, 2013)
It is faster than my computer ever was, but vs the intel I7 I use at work it seems to not do well with applications with great speed like.
by Shadowx180 (Jul, 2013)
It is just as fast in many games and trades blows with the I5 in others.
by Derrick (Feb, 2013)

Multicore

Pros : I have yet to max out all eight cores and every thing i run runs smoothly and quickly.
by Chad-J-Hildreth (Jun, 2013)
The new AMD 'Piledriver' modules are essentially revamped 'Bulldozer' cores.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)
While this has allowed AMD to pack more cores into the same space, it's also impacted the performance of each particular core.
by PCMag (Nov, 2012)

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Clock speed 4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz
Cores Octa core
Socket type AM3+
Is unlocked Yes
Is hyperthreaded No

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Has vitualization support Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
  1. MMX
  2. SSE4.2
  3. Supplemental SSE3
  4. FMA4
  5. SSE4.1
  6. XOP
  7. AVX
  8. SSE
  9. SSE4
  10. F16C
  11. AES
  12. SSE4a
  13. SSE3
  14. SSE2
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

gpu

GPU None
Label None
Latest DirectX None
Number of displays supported None
GPU clock speed None
Turbo clock speed None
3DMark06 None

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type DDR3-1866
Channels Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 29,866.66 MB/s

details

Architecture x86-64
Threads 8 threads
L2 cache 8 MB
L2 cache per core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB
L3 cache per core 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 32 nms
Max CPUs 1

overclocking

Overclock popularity 709
Overclock review score 0.95
Overclocked clock speed 4.73 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.98 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked) 10,147
Overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.73 GHz

power consumption

TDP 125W
Annual home energy cost 56.1 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 159.62 $/year
Performance per watt 5.32 pt/W
Idle power consumption 92W
Peak power consumption 182.21W
Typical power consumption 159.66W

bus

Clock speed 2,600 MHz
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