Intel N95 vs AMD FX-8350

Comparative analysis of Intel N95 and AMD FX-8350 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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).

Intel N95

AMD FX-8350

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel N95

Around 72% higher maximum core temperature: 105°C vs 61°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
8.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1928 vs 1582

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105°C vs 61°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928 vs 1582

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8350

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6080 vs 5359

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.40 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	6080 vs 5359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel N95
CPU 2: AMD FX-8350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1928

1582

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

5359

6080

Name	Intel N95	AMD FX-8350
PassMark - Single thread mark	1928	1582
PassMark - CPU mark	5359	6080
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		566
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2751
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		1334
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 N95	AMD FX-8350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-N	Vishera
Launch date	Q1'23	23 October 2012
Place in performance rating	1303	2541
Processor Number	N95
Series	Intel Processor N-series	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Mobile	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
L3 cache	6 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	105°C	61°C
Maximum frequency	3.40 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	8
Base frequency		4 GHz
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count		1200 Million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory frequency	4800 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4 3200 MT/s, DDR5 4800 MT/s, LPDDR5 4800 MT/s	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x46D2
Execution Units	16
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.20 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12.1
OpenGL	4.6
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	35mm x 24mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	125 Watt
Sockets supported		AM3+
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	9
USB revision	2.0/3.2
PCI Express revision		n / a
Security & Reliability
Intel® OS Guard
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)