AMD FX-6350 vs AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6350 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6350

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
• Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 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
• 3x 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 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1559 vs 1350
• Around 79% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4546 vs 2536
• Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 551 vs 477
• Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2117 vs 1584
• 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.641 vs 2.787
• Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 18.143 vs 13.167

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

• Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 62°C vs 61°C
• Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6350
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1559 1350
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4546 2536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	551 477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2117 1584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	6.641 2.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	18.143 13.167

Compare specifications (specs)