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 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1572 vs 1350
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4598 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
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2013 vs January 2011
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm SOI
L2 cache 6 MB vs 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1572 vs 1350
PassMark - CPU mark 4598 vs 2536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 551 vs 477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2117 vs 1584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.641 vs 2.787
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
Maximum core temperature 62°C vs 61°C
L1 cache 512 KB vs 288 KB

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1572
1350
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4598
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
Name AMD FX-6350 AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1572 1350
PassMark - CPU mark 4598 2536
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 551 477
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2117 1584
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.641 2.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 18.143 13.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.179

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-6350 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 FD6350FRHKBOX HDZ975FBGMBOX
OPN Tray FD6350FRW6KHK HDZ975FBK4DGM
Place in performance rating 2632 2635
Price now $129.99
Series AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Value for money (0-100) 15.84
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.9 GHz 3.6 GHz
Die size 315 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 288 KB 512 KB
L2 cache 6 MB 2 MB
L3 cache 8 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 45 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 61°C 62°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Number of threads 6 4
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 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™)