AMD FX-8310 vs AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8310 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8310

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • 5.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2352 vs 419
  • 6.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8788 vs 1396
  • 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 30.36 vs 11.511
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 8 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2352 vs 419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8788 vs 1396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.36 vs 11.511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8310
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2352
419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
8788
1396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
30.36
11.511
Name AMD FX-8310 AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1408
PassMark - CPU mark 5045
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2352 419
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8788 1396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.36 11.511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.178
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-8310 AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

Essentials

Family AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB FD8310WMHKSBX
OPN Tray FD8310WMW8KHK
Place in performance rating 1340 3230
Series AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Deneb
Launch date April 2009

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz
L2 cache 8 MB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 258 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count 758 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3+ AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Advanced Technologies

Intel® AES New Instructions

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3