AMD FX-8350 vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8350 and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

• CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 7 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 1
• Around 91% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
• 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1581 vs 620
• 11.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6062 vs 539
• 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2751 vs 954

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

• Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 67 Watt vs 125 Watt
• Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1008 vs 566

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8350
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1581 620
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6062 539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	566 1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2751 954

Compare specifications (specs)