Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 and AMD FX-8350 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Peripherals. 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).

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

AMD FX-8350

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E6850

Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 61°C
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 61°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1581 vs 1180
5.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6059 vs 1118
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 566 vs 401
3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2751 vs 702

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1581 vs 1180
PassMark - CPU mark	6059 vs 1118
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	566 vs 401
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2751 vs 702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1180

1581

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1118

6059

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

401

566

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

702

2751

Name	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark	1180	1581
PassMark - CPU mark	1118	6059
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	401	566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	702	2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1338
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.886
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.912
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		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)

	Intel Core 2 Duo E6850	AMD FX-8350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Conroe	Vishera
Launch date	Q3'07	23 October 2012
Place in performance rating	2457	2462
Processor Number	E6850
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD8350FRHKBOX
OPN Tray		FD8350FRW8KHK
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		32.95
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	4 GHz
Bus Speed	1333 MHz FSB
Die size	143 mm2	315 mm
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	72°C	61°C
Number of cores	2	8
Transistor count	291 million	1200 Million
VID voltage range	0.8500V-1.5V
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Number of threads		8
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Unlocked
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	PLGA775	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a