AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i7-5930K
Summary
AMD FX-8350
100%
Intel Core i7-5930K
175%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8350
100%
Intel Core i7-5930K
164%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8350
100%
Intel Core i7-5930K
183%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD FX-8350 |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5930K |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 64% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 83% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 75% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5930K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5930K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Vishera | vs | Haswell-E |
| Release Date | Oct 2012 | vs | Sep 2014 |
Cores
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 8192 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 15360 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ | vs | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 315mm² | vs | 356mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4000 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4200 MHz | vs | 3700 MHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.45 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 140 W |
AMD FX-8350
2562 points
Intel Core i7-5930K
4144 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
16006 points
Intel Core i7-5930K
28224 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
10913
Intel Core i7-5930K
21245
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
2425
Intel Core i7-5930K
4123
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
12225
Intel Core i7-5930K
23843
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
2121
Intel Core i7-5930K
3677
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
1497
Intel Core i7-5930K
2221
points per second - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
22898
Intel Core i7-5930K
31953
MIPS - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
73.52
Intel Core i7-5930K
120.38
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
400.75
Intel Core i7-5930K
1002.79
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better