AMD FX-8310 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8310 and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Peripherals, Virtualization. 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).

AMD FX-8310

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8310

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2352 vs 987
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8788 vs 3765

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2352 vs 987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8788 vs 3765

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 32 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2325 vs 1416
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9469 vs 5149

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2325 vs 1416
PassMark - CPU mark	9469 vs 5149

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8310
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1416

2325

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5149

9469

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2352

987

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

8788

3765

Name	AMD FX-8310	AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1416	2325
PassMark - CPU mark	5149	9469
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2352	987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	8788	3765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	30.36

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-8310	AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
Essentials
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB	FD8310WMHKSBX
OPN Tray	FD8310WMW8KHK	YD250XBBM4KAF
Place in performance rating	1338	1354
Series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen
Launch date		10 September 2018
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.6 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.50°C	95°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
Transistor count		4800 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Advanced Technologies
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)