AMD FX-6350 vs Intel Pentium E5500

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6350 and Intel Pentium E5500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Pentium E5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6350

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 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
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1570 vs 1134
4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4588 vs 1040
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 551 vs 328
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2117 vs 567

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2013 vs April 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 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570 vs 1134
PassMark - CPU mark	4588 vs 1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	551 vs 328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2117 vs 567

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E5500

Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 61°C
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 61°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6350
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1570

1134

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4588

1040

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

551

328

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2117

567

Name	AMD FX-6350	Intel Pentium E5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1570	1134
PassMark - CPU mark	4588	1040
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	551	328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2117	567
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	Intel Pentium E5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Wolfdale
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	April 2013	April 2010
OPN PIB	FD6350FRHKBOX
OPN Tray	FD6350FRW6KHK
Place in performance rating	2632	2637
Price now	$129.99	$19.99
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	15.84	24.15
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$109
Processor Number		E5500
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	315 mm	82 mm2
L1 cache	288 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	61°C	74.1°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	228 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)