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AMD FX 8350
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 8350
- 4 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
6 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)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.
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 6300
- 3.5 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
5.7 Out of 10
by Tech Radar (Dec, 2012)The benchmarks show that almost across the board this chip is faster than the higher clocked six-core CPU.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 8350 vs 6300 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Benchmarks Real world tests of FX 8350 vs 6300
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Reviews Word on the street
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | FX 8350 | vs | 6300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Octa core | Hexa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
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 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29,866.66 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s | |
details | FX 8350 | vs | 6300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 8 | 6 | |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1.33 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 32 nm | 32 nm | |
| Transistor count | 1,200,000,000 | 1,200,000,000 | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Die size | 319 mm² | 319 mm² | |
| Clock multiplier | 21 | 20 | |
| Voltage range | 0.81 - 1.45V | 0.8 - 1.43V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 61°C | Unknown - 62.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 709 | 82 | |
| Overclock review score | 0.95 | 0.8 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.72 GHz | 4.76 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 8.79 GHz | 4.81 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 10,147 | 7,541 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.72 GHz | 4.76 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 125W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 56.1 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 159.62 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 5.74 pt/W | 9.86 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 159.66W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,600 MHz | 2,600 MHz | |
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