AMD Opteron 8350 vs FX 8350 |
Released April, 2008
AMD Opteron 8350
- 2 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Opteron 8350
 | Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration 8 | | Much lower typical power consumption 60.94W |
| | Much lower annual home energy cost 18.07 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 65.7 $/year |
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 8350
- 4 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the FX 8350
| | Much more l2 cache 8 MB | | Much higher clock speed 4 GHz |
| | Is unlocked Yes | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | 8 | vs | 1 | 7 supports more CPUs in SMP configuration | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 60.94W | vs | 159.66W | 2.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | vs | 56.1 $/year | 3.1x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | vs | 159.62 $/year | 2.4x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 8 MB | vs | 2 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | 2x higher clock speed | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| More l3 cache | 8 MB | vs | 2 MB | 4x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.69 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More cores | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 8.79 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 4.5x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2012 | vs | Apr, 2008 | Release date over 4 years later | |||
| More threads | 8 | vs | 4 | Twice as many threads | |||
| More l3 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l3 cache per core | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 61 °C | vs | 55 °C | More than 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
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Features Key features of the Opteron 8350 vs FX 8350
clock speed
L2 cache
L3 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Opteron 8350 | vs | FX 8350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2 GHz | 4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
| Socket type | |||
| F | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | No | 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 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 75W | 125W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 18.07 $/year | 56.1 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 65.7 $/year | 159.62 $/year | |
| Typical power consumption | 60.94W | 159.66W | |
details | Opteron 8350 | vs | FX 8350 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 8 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 8 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | 0 - 55°C | Unknown - 61°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2 GHz | 8.79 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
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 | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,000 MHz | 2,600 MHz | |
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