AMD FX 8350 

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

It's impressive that AMD has managed to close the performance gap this much in the multi-threading stakes.
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)
The new AMD 'Piledriver' modules are essentially revamped 'Bulldozer' cores.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)
Explore 4 desktops with the AMD FX 8350

CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the AMD FX 8350 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
FX 8350
7.4
FX 8370
6.9
Core i7 3770K
8.2
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
FX 8350
6.9
FX 8370
6.9
Core i7 3770K
8.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
FX 8350
0.0
FX 8370
0.0
Core i7 3770K
6.6
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
FX 8350
0.0
FX 8370
0.0
Core i7 3770K
6.7
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
FX 8350
5.7
FX 8370
5.6
Core i7 3770K
9.7
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
FX 8350
6.3
FX 8370
5.8
Core i7 3770K
6.3
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
5.8

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
FX 8350
5.8
FX 8370
5.6
Core i7 3770K
8.6

Benchmarks Real world tests of the AMD FX 8350

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

FX 8350
11,483
Core i7 3770K
13,098
FX 8370
11,583

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

FX 8350
2,193
Core i7 3770K
3,304
FX 8370
2,186

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

FX 8350
2,470,000 MB/s
Core i7 3770K
2,620,000 MB/s
FX 8370
2,450,000 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

FX 8350
10,956
Core i7 3770K
13,703
FX 8370
n.d.

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

FX 8350
12,126
Core i7 3770K
14,866
FX 8370
n.d.

GeekBench

FX 8350
12,796
Core i7 3770K
17,972
FX 8370
n.d.

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

FX 8350
9,134
Core i7 3770K
9,614
FX 8370
n.d.

PassMark (Single Core)

FX 8350
1,525
Core i7 3770K
2,087
FX 8370
n.d.

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
Maybe not the top-end eight-core FX-8150, but the great value and overclocking capabilities of the six-core FX-6200 made it a tantalising prospect for anyone on a budget looking to put together a gaming rig.

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)
The new FX processors will be manufactured using Global Foundries' 32nm process and consists of ~1.2 billion transistors.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)
It is a direct sequel to 2005's Battlefield 2, and the eleventh installment in the Battlefield franchise.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)

Socket

The AMD FX-8150 was able to average 12.9925 frames per second which is more than 2 frames per second behind the FX-8350.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)
Today we stuck to increasing the multiplier and left the Bclk alone, we were able to bring the FX-8350 to a rock solid 4.9GHz without breaking a sweat.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)
I have heard it said on countless occasions that you get 80% of the performance for 60% of the price.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)

Performance

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)
Two of our game benchmarks don't benefit from the faster processors today.
by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)
It's not quite the 1GHz+ speed boost you can get out of Intel's architecture, but it does give you some impressive performance gains.
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)

Applications

Single-threaded prowess still counts for a lot, not least in gaming.
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)
Your graphics card is most responsible for your gaming experience, so it makes sense to drop the most cash on that.
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)
With the AMD software though, it remained happily numbercrunching away.
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)

Multicore

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.
by Tech Radar (Nov, 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)
Intel CPUs have fewer cores, but the performance of each individual core tends to be higher.
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

features

Has a NX bit Yes
Has virtualization support Yes
Instruction set extensions
  1. MMX
  2. SSE4.2
  3. AVX 1.1
  4. Supplemental SSE3
  5. FMA4
  6. ABM
  7. AMD-V
  8. SSE4.1
  9. XOP
  10. TBM
  11. AVX
  12. AMD64
  13. SSE
  14. BMI1
  15. F16C
  16. FMA3
  17. AES
  18. SSE4a
  19. SSE3
  20. CVT16
  21. CLMUL
  22. SSE2
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes

integrated graphics

GPU None

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in
Memory type DDR3-1866
Channels Dual Channel
Supports ECC Yes
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 nm
Transistor count 1,200,000,000
Max CPUs 1
Die size 319 mm²
Clock multiplier 21
Voltage range 0.82 - 1.45V
Operating temperature Unknown - 61°C

overclocking

Overclock popularity 709
Overclock review score 0.95
Overclocked clock speed 4.73 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water) 8.79 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 5.84 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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Comments

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Tuomas Laakkonen (11:14 AM, September 5, 2016)
No, actually in many game engines, physics calculations are in fact done on the GPU via shaders, this is especially true of shadows and particles. An example of this would be PhysX, but many game engines do this.
Guest (03:05 AM, August 16, 2016)
Cpu is for physics calculation, shadows, particles, etc in games
Jeremy Hoffman (07:53 PM, July 15, 2016)
For what I use it for (SpaceEngine) My FX 8350 (Core @4.2ghz base, NB @2.31ghz and HT Bus speed @2.73ghz) outshines most Intel processors by a long shot.
Míša (09:02 AM, June 11, 2016)
Kill yourlsef, plz
Minipianoman (06:03 PM, April 3, 2016)
It's actually the world record according to this: http://valid.canardpc.com/records.php This is liquid nitrogen, however, and the description says water. Highly doubtful that this is possible on water.
Billy Pistocco (04:48 PM, February 27, 2016)
Funny if you look at the 5930K the annual bill is $30 a year with a 140W TDP. Then you go to this and the annual usage is $56 a year with a 125W
Vle Eletroeletrônica (02:04 PM, January 23, 2016)
this is greater
Michael Norris (03:46 PM, December 11, 2015)
Witcher 3 runs amazing on a FX 8350.I just want to see all games run as well as Witcher 3.
Quinn Hunt (01:43 AM, December 1, 2015)
lol, that's exactly what I have, it works great, I can run the witcher 3 on ultra at 45 fps even with nvidia hairworks aa at 8
mathwizi2005 (08:01 AM, November 15, 2015)
Liquid Nitrogen is one HELL of a coolant
anonymous (08:06 AM, October 2, 2015)
Because at the time that didn't exist :D
TJ (02:26 AM, October 2, 2015)
why 290x why not get a 980ti at that price or amd Fury?
Jaden Smith (02:12 AM, September 27, 2015)
My only question is who the heck got the OC (water) over 8ghz?????
Cyrus (02:29 AM, July 21, 2015)
explain why low end procc will affect fps. then you will find your statement is not true. i mean not 100% true. maybe 90%...
the gamer (05:12 PM, April 11, 2015)
Actually no, gaming graphics are about GPU, CPU is everything else in the game. Including loading and unloading data. I have tested this, with same gpu different cpu on game performance.
Guest (04:07 PM, March 5, 2015)
Some of the enthusiast crowd keeps going "Intel" this and "Intel" that. Yes. they're faster. They're also more expensive for the performance you're getting per unit. On a budget? Want most of the "real" speed that Intel's offering, but can't justify the 100-400 dollars more? This is where you're going to find it. Gaming's more about the GPU in many cases than the CPU. Other things may/may not be better on Intel, but in the end, even most of those have went the way of GPU boost and you have to ask yourself if you need (not want...everyone wants... I want the top-end Xeon speeds- but I'm not shelling out $6k per processor for it unless I won the powerball or megamillions...) that muscle or not and whether your applications gain from CPU muscle or GPU muscle. If it's the latter, why spend another couple hundred on that 10-15% boost over this and either pocket the difference or plunk it down on a bruiser of a GPU which might gain you 25% or more on things? It should be noted that I've got both brands in my house and my desktop's an 2700k i7 and the server (and soon the kid's machine) is an AMD- because of the above mentioned thinking. I needed the extra boost for what I was doing at the time I built my desktop. If I'm building a new one, at the domains I can justify expenses, the decision's a push except for cost. AMD's going to be slightly cheaper.
Trevor Williamson (02:01 AM, January 30, 2015)
I'm normally an Intel guy because single core performance is really important to me. But for multicore applications, this and the FX-6300 are absolutely ideal. I built a PC for a friend recently, and we have the FX-8350 overclocked to 4.5 GHz using the Corsair H80i with SP120 fans. He is running two ASUS R9 290x DCU II's in crossfire on the MSI 970 Gaming AM3+ motherboard. 16GB of 1600 MHz G.skill. Awesome machine for like 1500-1600 bucks. Haven't observed any throttling like the charlatans saying that the FX8350 throttles multi GPU set-ups. That may be the case for Nvidia GPU's, but these 290x's are blazing!
patrick (11:49 PM, January 25, 2015)
the best processor overall(general) pair it with r9 290x 8gb ram and you are going to heaven
Bobby Carrizal (10:04 PM, March 23, 2014)
that's was great gamer for impressive!!!!
123gogogo (08:29 PM, January 17, 2014)
i love this prossesor
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