AMD FX-8350 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8350 and AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W) 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 2 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
• Around 50% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 2.7x 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 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.886 vs 5.563
• Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.912 vs 15.951
• Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.424 vs 0.293
• 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.199 vs 0.569
• Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 7.137 vs 5.726

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2028 vs 566
• 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7615 vs 2751

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8350
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (125W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	566 2028
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2751 7615
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	9.886 5.563
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	21.912 15.951
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.424 0.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	1.199 0.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	7.137 5.726

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