Intel Core i5-8350U vs AMD FX-6330

Intel Core i5-8350U
Intel BGA1356MOBILE
1700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2017
Intel Core i5-8350U
AMD FX-6330
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 6 / Dec 2015
AMD FX-6330

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    135%
  • AMD FX-6330
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    155%
  • AMD FX-6330
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    115%
  • AMD FX-6330
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-8350U

Much higher single threaded performance (around 55% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
15% higher multi threaded performance.
110 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-6330.
Around 35% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-6330

None

Intel Core i5-8350U

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-8350U

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-8350UAMD FX-6330
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
SSE4.1
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Core i5-8350UAMD FX-6330
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketMobilevsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsVishera
Release DateSep 2017vsDec 2015

Cores

Intel Core i5-8350UAMD FX-6330
Cores4vs6
Threads8vs6
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 620vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-8350UAMD FX-6330
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs288 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs6144 KB
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-8350UAMD FX-6330
SocketIntel BGA1356vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
Package FC-BGA1356vsFC-PGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-8350UAMD FX-6330
Cpu Frequency1700 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clock3600 MHzvs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.4 V
TDP15 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    4320 points
  • AMD FX-6330
    2562 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-8350U
    9792 points
  • AMD FX-6330
    10804 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8350U (simulated)
    154.59
  • AMD FX-6330 (simulated)
    99.63

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-8350U (simulated)
    496.78
  • AMD FX-6330 (simulated)
    428.91

points - higher is better