AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD FX-8350 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 1400

AMD FX-8350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1400

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 61°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1894 vs 1581
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7751 vs 6067
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 772 vs 566
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3027 vs 2751
2.5x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3393 vs 1334
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.088 vs 9.886
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 27.532 vs 21.912
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.586 vs 0.424

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 April 2017 vs 23 October 2012
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1894 vs 1581
PassMark - CPU mark	7751 vs 6067
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	772 vs 566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3027 vs 2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3393 vs 1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.088 vs 9.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.532 vs 21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.586 vs 0.424

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1894

1581

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

7751

6067

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

772

566

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3027

2751

3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score

CPU 1

CPU 2

3393

1334

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.088

9.886

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

27.532

21.912

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.586

0.424

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1400	AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark	1894	1581
PassMark - CPU mark	7751	6067
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	772	566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3027	2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3393	1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.088	9.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	27.532	21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.586	0.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.199
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.137

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1400	AMD FX-8350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Vishera
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	11 April 2017	23 October 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$170
OPN PIB	YD1400BBAEBOX	FD8350FRHKBOX
OPN Tray	YD1400BBM4KAE	FD8350FRW8KHK
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1964	2518
Price now	$119.99	$79.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	20.60	32.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Die size	192 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	8 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	95°C	61°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	8	8
Transistor count	4800 Million	1200 Million
Unlocked
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Thermal Solution	Wraith Stealth
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	n / a
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)