CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4690 vs 8350

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores

Cinebench R10 32-bit and Passmark

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance

Cinebench R10 32-bit (1-core) and Passmark (Single Core)

Overclocking

How much speed can you get out of the processor?

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Value

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Performance Per Dollar

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of Intel Core i5 4690

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i5 4690

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Has a built-in GPU Yes vs No Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required
Newer manufacturing process 22 nms vs 32 nms A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor
Significantly better PassMark (Single core) score 2,237 vs 1,525 More than 45% better PassMark (Single core) score
Significantly better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score 7,515 vs 4,338 Around 75% better cinebench r10 32Bit 1-core score
More l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core vs 1 MB/core 50% more l3 cache per core
Marginally newer May, 2014 vs Oct, 2012 Release date over 1 years later
Better performance per dollar 6 pt/$ vs 5.19 pt/$ More than 15% better performance per dollar
Better cinebench r10 32Bit score 27,283 vs 22,674 More than 20% better cinebench r10 32Bit score
Front view of AMD FX 8350

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AMD FX 8350

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Much more l2 cache 8 MB vs 1 MB 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later
Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Higher clock speed 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz Around 15% higher clock speed
Higher turbo clock speed 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz Around 10% higher turbo clock speed
More cores 8 vs 4 Twice as many cores; run more applications at once
More l3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB Around 35% more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later
More threads 8 vs 4 Twice as many threads
Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core vs 0.25 MB/core 4x more l2 cache per core
Better PassMark score 9,134 vs 7,662 Around 20% better PassMark score

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 4690 vs FX 8350

Cinebench R10 32-Bit

Core i5 4690
27,283
FX 8350
22,674
Core i5 4690 FX 8350 @ anandtech.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.
FX 8350 | by Tech Radar (Nov, 2012)

Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)

Core i5 4690
7,515
FX 8350
4,338
Core i5 4690 FX 8350 @ anandtech.com

Passmark

Core i5 4690
7,662
FX 8350
9,134
Core i5 4690 FX 8350 @ cpubenchmark.net
Looking at the physics score we can see a difference of just under 900 points with the AMD FX-8350 taking the lead with 7325 3DMarks.
FX 8350 | by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)

Passmark (Single Core)

Core i5 4690
2,237
FX 8350
1,525
The FX-8350 also gave us some significant gains in 3DMark 11.
FX 8350 | by Legit Reviews (Oct, 2012)

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

Core i5 4690  vs
FX 8350 
Clock speed 3.5 GHz 4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores Quad core Octa core
Socket type
LGA 1150
AM3+
Is unlocked No Yes
Is hyperthreaded No No

features

Has a NX bit Yes Yes
Has vitualization support Yes Yes
Instruction-set-extensions
MMX
SSE
SSE4.2
AVX
XOP
SSE3
FMA3
SSE2
FMA4
EM64T
F16C
Supplemental SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4
SSE4a
AVX 2.0
AES
Supports dynamic frequency scaling Yes Yes

power consumption

Typical power consumption N/A 159.66W

details

Core i5 4690  vs
FX 8350 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 4 8
L2 cache 1 MB 8 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
L3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core 1 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nms 32 nms
Max CPUs 1 1

gpu

GPU GPU None
Label Intel® HD Graphics 4600 N/A
Number of displays supported 3 N/A
GPU clock speed 350 MHz N/A
Turbo clock speed 1,200 MHz N/A

memory controller

Memory controller Built-in Built-in
Memory type
DDR3-1866
DDR3-1600
Channels Dual Channel Dual Channel
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 29,866.66 MB/s
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