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    AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i7-2600K

    AMD FX-8350
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
    AMD FX-8350
    Intel Core i7-2600K
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
    Intel Core i7-2600K

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8350
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      113%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8350
      100%
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      141%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8350
      106%
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8350

    6% higher multi threaded performance.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600K

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 41% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8350.
    Around 13% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i7-2600K

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2600K

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-2600K
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AMD64
    AMD-V
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    Hyper-Threading
    AES-NI

    Architecture

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-2600K
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_SandyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsSandy Bridge
    Release DateOct 2012vsJan 2011

    Cores

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-2600K
    Cores8vs4
    Threads8vs8
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 3000

    Cache

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-2600K
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-2600K
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvsunknown
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
    Die Size315mm²vs216mm²
    Process32 nmvs32 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-2600K
    Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3400 MHz
    Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.45 Vvsunknown
    TDP125 Wvs95 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8350
      2562 points
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      3800 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8350
      16006 points
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      16320 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8350
      10913
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      12757

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8350
      2425
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      3548

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8350
      12225
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      13763

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8350
      2121
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      3248

    points - higher is better

    7-zip

    • AMD FX-8350
      22898
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      19925

    MIPS - higher is better

    3D Particle Movement (Single Threaded)

    • AMD FX-8350
      73.52
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      116.18

    points - higher is better

    3D Particle Movement (Multi Threaded)

    • AMD FX-8350
      400.75
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      618.82

    points - higher is better

    3DMark06 CPU

    • AMD FX-8350
      6648
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      6669

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R10 32Bit Single

    • AMD FX-8350
      3201
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      4809

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R10 32Bit Multi

    • AMD FX-8350
      16904
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      18608

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8350
      1.1
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      1.51

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8350
      6.89
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      6.76

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8350
      97
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      129

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8350
      633
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      614

    points - higher is better

    SuperPI 1M

    • AMD FX-8350
      21.6
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      10.2

    seconds - lower is better

    wPrime 32

    • AMD FX-8350
      8.34
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      10.5

    seconds - lower is better

    WinRAR 4.0

    • AMD FX-8350
      4562
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      3486

    MB/s - higher is better

    x264 Pass 1

    • AMD FX-8350
      138.75
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      145

    FPS - higher is better

    x264 Pass 2

    • AMD FX-8350
      43.5
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      36.5

    FPS - higher is better

    TrueCrypt AES

    • AMD FX-8350
      3.6
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      3.3

    GB/s

    TrueCrypt Twofish

    • AMD FX-8350
      0.75
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      0.56

    GB/s

    TrueCrypt Serpent

    • AMD FX-8350
      0.42
    • Intel Core i7-2600K
      0.32

    GB/s

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