AMD FX-6350 vs AMD Athlon II X2 220

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6350 and AMD Athlon II X2 220 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD FX-6350

AMD Athlon II X2 220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6350

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1559 vs 1093
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4546 vs 1040
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 551 vs 339
3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2117 vs 603

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2013 vs September 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L1 cache	288 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1559 vs 1093
PassMark - CPU mark	4546 vs 1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	551 vs 339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2117 vs 603

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6350
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 220

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1559

1093

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4546

1040

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

551

339

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2117

603

Name	AMD FX-6350	AMD Athlon II X2 220
PassMark - Single thread mark	1559	1093
PassMark - CPU mark	4546	1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	551	339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2117	603
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.641
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	18.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.179

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6350	AMD Athlon II X2 220
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Regor
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	April 2013	September 2010
OPN PIB	FD6350FRHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD6350FRW6KHK
Place in performance rating	2637	2639
Price now	$129.99	$32.19
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	15.84	14.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$32
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz
Die size	315 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	410 million
Unlocked
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	65 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™)