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).

 

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

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 67% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2324 vs 1391
• Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9467 vs 5045

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1391 2324
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5045 9467
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2352 987
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	8788 3765

Compare specifications (specs)