AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i7-4770HQ

AMD FX-8350
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2012
AMD FX-8350
Intel Core i7-4770HQ
Intel BGA1364MOBILE
2200 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jul 2014
Intel Core i7-4770HQ

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8350
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    117%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8350
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    134%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8350
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8350

None

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4770HQ

Much higher single threaded performance (around 34% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
78 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.
Around 17% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-4770HQ

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-4770HQ

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-4770HQ
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
TXT
TSX
FMA3

Architecture

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-4770HQ
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsMobile
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameVisheravsCrystalwell
Release DateOct 2012vsJul 2014

Cores

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-4770HQ
Cores8vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 5200

Cache

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-4770HQ
L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-4770HQ
SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel BGA1364
Max Case Tempunknownvs100°C
PackageuPGAvsFC-BGA1364
Die Size315mm²vs264mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8350Intel Core i7-4770HQ
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs2200 MHz
Turbo Clock4200 MHzvs3400 MHz
Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.45 Vvsunknown
TDP125 Wvs47 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8350
    2562 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    3808 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8350
    16006 points
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    11827 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8350
    10913
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    11162

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8350
    2425
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    3190

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8350
    12225
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    12343

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8350
    2121
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    2938

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8350
    1.1
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    1.47

points - higher is better

Cinebench R11.5 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8350
    6.89
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    6.87

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8350
    97
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    132

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8350
    633
  • Intel Core i7-4770HQ
    635

points - higher is better