AMD FX-8350 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8350 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 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 6 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• Around 62% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 566 vs 266
• 5.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2751 vs 498
• 8.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.886 vs 1.147
• 5.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.912 vs 4.278
• 4.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.424 vs 0.086

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

• Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8350
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	566 266
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2751 498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	9.886 1.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	21.912 4.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.424 0.086

Compare specifications (specs)