AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i7-3770

AMD FX-8350
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-8350
Intel Core i7-3770
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8350
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    126%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8350
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    145%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8350
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    108%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8350

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770

Much higher single threaded performance (around 45% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
8% higher multi threaded performance.
48 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8350.
Around 26% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-3770

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-3770
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
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-3770
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameVisheravsIvy Bridge
Release DateOct 2012vsApr 2012

Cores

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-3770
Cores8vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4000

Cache

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-3770
L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-3770
SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size315mm²vs160mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-3770
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.45 Vvsunknown
TDP125 Wvs77 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8350
    2562 points
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    4017 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8350
    16006 points
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    16809 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8350
    10913
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    12469

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8350
    2425
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3453

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8350
    12225
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    13338

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8350
    2121
  • Intel Core i7-3770
    3188

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8350
    97
  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    139

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8350
    633
  • Intel Core i7-3770 (simulated)
    647.94

points - higher is better