AMD Ryzen 5 2600 vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 4 more threads: 12 vs 8
  • Around 56% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 61°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm SOI
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2241 vs 1582
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13172 vs 6080
  • Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 974 vs 566
  • Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5321 vs 2751
  • 2.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score: 3456 vs 1334
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 46.475 vs 21.912
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.922 vs 0.424
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 April 2018 vs 23 October 2012
Number of threads 12 vs 8
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 32 nm SOI
L1 cache 576 KB vs 384 KB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 8 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2241 vs 1582
PassMark - CPU mark 13172 vs 6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 974 vs 566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5321 vs 2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3456 vs 1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.475 vs 21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.922 vs 0.424

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores 8 vs 6
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
L2 cache 8 MB vs 3 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2241
1582
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
13172
6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
974
566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
5321
2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score
CPU 1
CPU 2
3456
1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
46.475
21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.922
0.424
Name AMD Ryzen 5 2600 AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark 2241 1582
PassMark - CPU mark 13172 6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 974 566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5321 2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3456 1334
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.475 21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.922 0.424
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.886
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 2600 AMD FX-8350

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Vishera
Family AMD Ryzen Processors AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date 19 April 2018 23 October 2012
OPN PIB YD2600BBAFBOX FD8350FRHKBOX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1559 2541
Price now $159.99 $79.99
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 24.89 32.95
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OPN Tray FD8350FRW8KHK

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 4 GHz
Die size 213 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 576 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB 8 MB
L3 cache 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 95°C 61°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
Number of cores 6 8
Number of threads 12 8
Transistor count 4940 Million 1200 Million
Unlocked
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 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 Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)