AMD FX-4350 vs AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4350 and AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4350

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm SOI
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1603 vs 1361
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3285 vs 2581
  • Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 572 vs 477
  • Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.452 vs 2.787
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2013 vs January 2011
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm SOI
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1603 vs 1361
PassMark - CPU mark 3285 vs 2581
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 572 vs 477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1589 vs 1584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.452 vs 2.787

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 62°C vs 61.10°C
  • 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.167 vs 11.727
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 62°C vs 61.10°C
L1 cache 512 KB vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 13.167 vs 11.727

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4350
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1603
1361
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3285
2581
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
572
477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1589
1584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
5.452
2.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
11.727
13.167
Name AMD FX-4350 AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1603 1361
PassMark - CPU mark 3285 2581
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 572 477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1589 1584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.452 2.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.727 13.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.54

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-4350 AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Vishera Deneb
Family AMD FX-Series Processors AMD Phenom
Launch date April 2013 January 2011
OPN PIB FD4350FRHKBOX HDZ975FBGMBOX
OPN Tray FD4350FRW4KHK HDZ975FBK4DGM
Place in performance rating 2633 2636
Price now $129.99
Series AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Value for money (0-100) 12.09
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Die size 315 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 192 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 45 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 61.10°C 62°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count 1200 million 758 million
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Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 125 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision n / a

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)