AMD FX 8350 vs A8 3850

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
FX 8350 8.8 A8 3850 2.3 FX 6300 6.1
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
FX 8350 7.2 A8 3850 0.0 FX 6300 4.9
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
FX 8350 0.0 A8 3850 1.4 FX 6300 0.0
Fire Strike

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
FX 8350 0.0 A8 3850 0.4 FX 6300 0.0
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
FX 8350 5.3 A8 3850 3.5 FX 6300 5.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
FX 8350 6.1 A8 3850 n.d. FX 6300 5.8
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

5.6	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
FX 8350 5.6 A8 3850 2.6 FX 6300 4.8

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AMD FX 8350

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Is unlocked

Yes

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No

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Has a built-in GPU

Yes

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No

Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

11,483

5,262

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

2,193

1,517

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

2,470,000 MB/s

121,450 MB/s

GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

10,956

5,321

GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs

12,126

7,685

GeekBench

12,796

7,685

PassMark Data courtesy Passmark

9,134

3,489

PassMark (Single Core)

1,525

995

FX 8350		vs	A8 3850

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Overall	7.9 Out of 10		8.9 Out of 10

summary	FX 8350	vs	A8 3850
Clock speed	4 GHz		2.9 GHz
Turbo clock speed	4.2 GHz		None
Cores	Octa core		Quad core
Is unlocked	Yes		No
features
Has a NX bit	Yes		Yes
Has virtualization support	Yes		Yes
Instruction set extensions
SSE4a
AVX 1.1
SSE2
F16C
MMX
XOP
AVX
SSE3
SSE
ABM
BMI1
CLMUL
AMD64
SSE4.1
FMA4
FMA3
SSE4.2
CVT16
AMD-V
3DNow!
Supplemental SSE3
AES
TBM
Supports dynamic frequency scaling	Yes		Yes
integrated graphics
GPU	None		GPU
Label	N/A		Radeon™ HD 6550D
Latest DirectX	N/A		11.0
GPU clock speed	N/A		600 MHz
memory controller
Memory controller	Built-in		Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866

details	FX 8350	vs	A8 3850
Architecture	x86-64		x86-64
Threads	8		4
L2 cache	8 MB		4 MB
L2 cache per core	1 MB/core		1 MB/core
L3 cache	8 MB		1 MB
L3 cache per core	1 MB/core		0.25 MB/core
Manufacture process	32 nm		32 nm
Transistor count	1,200,000,000		1,178,000,000
Max CPUs	1		1
Die size	319 mm²		228 mm²
Voltage range	0.81 - 1.45V		0.91 - 1.41V
Operating temperature	Unknown - 61°C		Unknown - 72.7°C
overclocking
Overclock popularity	709		25
Overclocked clock speed	4.69 GHz		3.54 GHz
Overclocked clock speed (Water)	8.79 GHz		2.9 GHz
PassMark (Overclocked)	10,147		2,465.8
Overclocked clock speed (Air)	4.69 GHz		3.54 GHz
power consumption
TDP	125W		100W
Annual home energy cost	56.1 $/year		37.95 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost	159.62 $/year		107.75 $/year
Performance per watt	5.72 pt/W		1.39 pt/W
Idle power consumption	92W		62.4W
Peak power consumption	182.21W		123W
Typical power consumption	159.66W		107.85W

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