AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i7-6700
Summary
AMD FX-8350
100%
Intel Core i7-6700
135%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8350
100%
Intel Core i7-6700
165%
Relative performance
AMD FX-8350
100%
Intel Core i7-6700
121%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD FX-8350 |
| None |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-6700 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 65% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 21% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| 60 watts lower power draw. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 35% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-6700
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
|---|
| 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 | | | |
| vPro | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_Skylake |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Vishera | vs | Skylake |
| Release Date | Oct 2012 | vs | Jul 2015 |
Cores
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
|---|
| Cores | 8 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 384 KB | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 8192 KB | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 8192 KB (shared) | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ | vs | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Max Case Temp | unknown | vs | 72°C |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 315mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD FX-8350 | | Intel Core i7-6700 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4000 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4200 MHz | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 200 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.45 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 125 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD FX-8350
2562 points
Intel Core i7-6700
4600 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
16006 points
Intel Core i7-6700
18924 points
Points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
1497
Intel Core i7-6700
1748
points per second - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
6648
Intel Core i7-6700
8478
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
3201
Intel Core i7-6700
6002.5
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
16904
Intel Core i7-6700
24304.5
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
1.1
Intel Core i7-6700
1.93
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
6.89
Intel Core i7-6700
8.86
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
97
Intel Core i7-6700
168.5
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
633
Intel Core i7-6700
802
points - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
21.6
Intel Core i7-6700
9.65
seconds - lower is better
AMD FX-8350
8.34
Intel Core i7-6700
6.8
seconds - lower is better
AMD FX-8350
4562
Intel Core i7-6700
5412.5
MB/s - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
138.75
Intel Core i7-6700
187.4
FPS - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
43.5
Intel Core i7-6700
50.8
FPS - higher is better
AMD FX-8350
3.6
Intel Core i7-6700
4.45
GB/s
AMD FX-8350
0.75
Intel Core i7-6700
0.78
GB/s
AMD FX-8350
0.42
Intel Core i7-6700
0.46
GB/s