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    AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i3-4360

    AMD FX-8350
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-8350
    Intel Core i3-4360
    Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
    3700 MHz / Cores: 2 / May 2014
    Intel Core i3-4360

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8350
      117%
    • Intel Core i3-4360
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8350
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-4360
      154%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8350
      171%
    • Intel Core i3-4360
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8350

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 71% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4360

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 54% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    71 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-8350.
    No winner

    Gaming

    No clear winner declared

    AMD FX-8350

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD FX-8350

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i3-4360
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AMD64
    AMD-V
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    Hyper-Threading
    AES-NI
    TSX
    FMA3

    Architecture

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i3-4360
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_Haswell
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsHaswell
    Release DateOct 2012vsMay 2014

    Cores

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i3-4360
    Cores8vs2
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4600

    Cache

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i3-4360
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs4096 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i3-4360
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1150
    Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size315mm²vs177mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i3-4360
    Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3700 MHz
    Turbo Clock4200 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.45 Vvsunknown
    TDP125 Wvs54 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8350
      2562 points
    • Intel Core i3-4360
      4144 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8350
      16006 points
    • Intel Core i3-4360
      9945 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8350
      97
    • Intel Core i3-4360 (simulated)
      149.9

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8350
      633
    • Intel Core i3-4360 (simulated)
      370

    points - higher is better

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