AMD FX-8350 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B95

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8350 and AMD Phenom II X4 B95 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 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1582 vs 1243
• 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6080 vs 2427
• Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 566 vs 386
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2751 vs 1280
• 3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.886 vs 3.2
• 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.912 vs 7.417
• 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.424 vs 0.167
• 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.199 vs 0.316
• 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 7.137 vs 3.481

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8350
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B95

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1582 1243
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6080 2427
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	566 386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2751 1280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	9.886 3.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	21.912 7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.424 0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	1.199 0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	7.137 3.481

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