AMD FX-8350 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3950X: What is the difference?
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AMD FX-8350
75points
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66 facts in comparison
AMD FX-8350
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Why is AMD FX-8350 better than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X?
- 0.5MB/core more L2 cache per core?
1MB/corevs0.5MB/core - Has NX bit?
- Has FMA4?
Why is AMD Ryzen 9 3950X better than AMD FX-8350?
- 1.75x faster CPU speed?
16 x 3.5GHzvs8 x 4GHz - 1334MHz higher ram speed?
3200MHzvs1866MHz - 24 more CPU threads?
32vs8 - 34°C higher maximum operating temperature?
95°Cvs61°C - 25nm smaller semiconductor size?
7nmvs32nm - 0.5GHz higher turbo clock speed?
4.7GHzvs4.2GHz - 20W lower TDP?
105Wvs125W - 6.
59x higher PassMark result?
39068vs5926
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Price comparison
Cheap alternatives
User reviews
Overall Rating
AMD FX-8350
5 User reviews
AMD FX-8350
9.
8/10
5 User reviews
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
2 User reviews
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
10.0/10
2 User reviews
Features
Value for money
9.6/10
5 votes
8.5/10
2 votes
Gaming
9.6/10
5 votes
9.0/10
2 votes
Performance
9.2/10
5 votes
10.0/10
2 votes
Reliability
9.6/10
5 votes
10.0/10
2 votes
Energy efficiency
8.6/10
5 votes
10.0/10
2 votes
Performance
CPU speed
8 x 4GHz
16 x 3.5GHz
The CPU speed indicates how many processing cycles per second can be executed by a CPU, considering all of its cores (processing units). It is calculated by adding the clock rates of each core or, in the case of multi-core processors employing different microarchitectures, of each group of cores.
CPU threads
More threads result in faster performance and better multitasking.
turbo clock speed
4.2GHz
4.7GHz
When the CPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
Has an unlocked multiplier
✔AMD FX-8350
✔AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Some processors come with an unlocked multiplier which makes them easy to overclock, allowing you to gain increased performance in games and other apps.
L2 cache
A larger L2 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L3 cache
A larger L3 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L1 cache
1536KB
A larger L1 cache results in faster CPU and system-wide performance.
L2 core
1MB/core
0.5MB/core
More data can be stored in the L2 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
L3 core
1MB/core
4.5MB/core
More data can be stored in the L3 cache for access by each core of the CPU.
Benchmarks
PassMark result
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using multiple threads.
PassMark result (single)
This benchmark measures the performance of the CPU using a single thread.
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s multi-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2023)
Cinebench R20 (multi) result
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s multi-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Cinebench R20 (single) result
Cinebench R20 is a benchmark tool that measures a CPU’s single-core performance by rendering a 3D scene.
Geekbench 5 result (single)
Geekbench 5 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures a processor’s single-core performance. (Source: Primate Labs, 2023)
Blender (bmw27) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-8350)
90.8seconds
The Blender (bmw27) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
Blender (classroom) result
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-8350)
270.7seconds
The Blender (classroom) benchmark measures the performance of a processor by rendering a 3D scene. More powerful processors can render the scene in less time.
performance per watt
This means the CPU is more efficient, giving a greater amount of performance for each watt of power used.
Integrated graphics
OpenCL version
Unknown.
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 9 3950X)
Some apps use OpenCL to apply the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.
Memory
RAM speed
1866MHz
3200MHz
It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.
maximum memory bandwidth
21GB/s
47.68GB/s
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
DDR memory version
DDR (Double Data Rate) memory is the most common type of RAM. Newer versions of DDR memory support higher maximum speeds and are more energy-efficient.
memory channels
More memory channels increases the speed of data transfer between the memory and the CPU.
maximum memory amount
The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.
bus transfer rate
5.4GT/s
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 9 3950X)
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Supports ECC memory
✖AMD FX-8350
✔AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.
eMMC version
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-8350)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 9 3950X)
A higher version of eMMC allows faster memory interfaces, having a positive effect on the performance of a device. For example, when transferring files from your computer to the internal storage over USB.
bus speed
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value.
(AMD FX-8350)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 9 3950X)
The bus is responsible for transferring data between different components of a computer or device.
Features
uses multithreading
✖AMD FX-8350
✔AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
Multithreading technology (such as Intel’s Hyperthreading or AMD’s Simultaneous Multithreading) provides increased performance by splitting each of the processor’s physical cores into virtual cores, also known as threads. This way, each core can run two instruction streams at once.
Has AES
✔AMD FX-8350
✔AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.
Has AVX
✔AMD FX-8350
✔AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
AVX is used to help speed up calculations in multimedia, scientific and financial apps, as well as improving Linux RAID software performance.
SSE version
SSE is used to speed up multimedia tasks such as editing an image or adjusting audio volume.
Each new version contains new instructions and improvements.
Has F16C
✔AMD FX-8350
✔AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
F16C is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.
bits executed at a time
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD FX-8350)
Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 9 3950X)
NEON provides acceleration for media processing, such as listening to MP3s.
Has MMX
✔AMD FX-8350
✔AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
MMX is used to speed up tasks such as adjusting the contrast of an image or adjusting volume.
Has TrustZone
✖AMD FX-8350
✖AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
A technology integrated into the processor to secure the device for use with features such as mobile payments and streaming video using digital rights management (DRM).
front-end width
Unknown.
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Unknown. Help us by suggesting a value. (AMD Ryzen 9 3950X)
The CPU can decode more instructions per clock (IPC), meaning that the CPU performs better
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CPU Benchmarks: Comparing the AMD FX-9590
by Ian Cutresson August 9, 2014 8:00 AM EST
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- FX-9590
- AM3+
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The dynamics of CPU Turbo modes, both Intel and AMD, can cause concern during environments with a variable threaded workload.
There is also an added issue of the motherboard remaining consistent, depending on how the motherboard manufacturer wants to add in their own boosting technologies over the ones that Intel would prefer they used. In order to remain consistent, we implement an OS-level unique high performance mode on all the CPUs we test which should override any motherboard manufacturer performance mode.
It is worth noting that the FX-9590, against the A10-7850K for example, has double the threads and +1 GHz of core speed, despite the generational gap. Considering only these factors, the FX-9590 is most likely similar if not better at single threaded performance, but also 2x for multithreaded results.
HandBrake v0.9.9: link
For HandBrake, we take two videos (a 2h30 640×266 DVD rip and a 10min double UHD 3840×4320 animation short) and convert them to x264 format in an MP4 container. Results are given in terms of the frames per second processed, and HandBrake uses as many threads as possible.
The eight threads of the FX-9590 give it almost another third of performance over the A10-7850K for small frame videos and nearly 2x for the larger frame conversion.
Agisoft Photoscan – 2D to 3D Image Manipulation: link
Agisoft Photoscan creates 3D models from 2D images, a process which is very computationally expensive. The algorithm is split into four distinct phases, and different phases of the model reconstruction require either fast memory, fast IPC, more cores, or even OpenCL compute devices to hand. Agisoft supplied us with a special version of the software to script the process, where we take 50 images of a stately home and convert it into a medium quality model. This benchmark typically takes around 15-20 minutes on a high end PC on the CPU alone, with GPUs reducing the time.
The FX-9590 puts in the best AMD CPU performance, similar to that of the i5-2500K.
Dolphin Benchmark: link
Many emulators are often bound by single thread CPU performance, and general reports tended to suggest that Haswell provided a significant boost to emulator performance.
This benchmark runs a Wii program that raytraces a complex 3D scene inside the Dolphin Wii emulator. Performance on this benchmark is a good proxy of the speed of Dolphin CPU emulation, which is an intensive single core task using most aspects of a CPU. Results are given in minutes, where the Wii itself scores 17.53 minutes.
The FX-9590 beats almost everything pre-Haswell, showing the strength of a 5.0 GHz turbo mode. Note that it compares to the 3.5 GHz, 4MB L3 cache Haswell, which is 1.5 GHz slower and has half the L3.
WinRAR 5.0.1: link
PCMark8 v2 OpenCL on R7 240
A new addition to our CPU testing suite is PCMark8 v2, where we test the Work 2.0 and Creative 3.0 suites in OpenCL mode.
Hybrid x265
Hybrid is a new benchmark, where we take a 4K 1500 frame video and convert it into an x265 format without audio. Results are given in frames per second.
The FX-9590 holds up very well in the Hybrid x265 conversion, which makes me wonder how well an 8-thread Kaveri CPU would perform.
Cinebench R15
The FX-9590 still has the single thread edge over the newer AMD CPUs due to the high frequency, but is easily overtaken by the modern cheap Intel CPUs. For multithreaded competition, the 8 threads needs an 8 threaded Intel CPU to compete.
3D Particle Movement
3DPM is a self-penned benchmark, taking basic 3D movement algorithms used in Brownian Motion simulations and testing them for speed. High floating point performance, MHz and IPC wins in the single thread version, whereas the multithread version has to handle the threads and loves more cores.
Although the FX-9590 again performs as the best AMD CPU, the floating point nature of the calculations in this test seems not to be favored by this architecture.
FastStone Image Viewer 4.9
FastStone is the program I use to perform quick or bulk actions on images, such as resizing, adjusting for color and cropping. In our test we take a series of 170 images in various sizes and formats and convert them all into 640×480 .gif files, maintaining the aspect ratio. FastStone does not use multithreading for this test, and results are given in seconds.
Similarly to 3DPM, for basic photo conversion any base 3.2 GHz Haswell CPU can outperform a 5.0 GHz AMD.
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List table of all AMD socket AM3+ FX processors — Features, specifications, prices
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AM3+ processors:
- AMD FX-9000 series (8 cores)
- AMD FX-8000 series (8 cores)
- AMD FX-6000 series (6 cores)
- AMD FX-4000 series (4 cores)
- AMD Opteron 3000 series
Vishera, Zambezi, Jakarta, Delhi and Zurich processors for socket AM3+.
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Table of AMD processors from the FX line for socket AM3+.
These processors were built on the Bulldozer architecture on the Zambezi core and the Piledriver architecture built on the Vishera core.
Both of these architectures were built on the 32 nm process technology. (this parameter was in the table, but I decided to delete it so that the table intervenes better on the page)
The table is divided into 4 cores, 6 cores and 8 cores.
The table also shows the frequencies in the turbo core for all cores.
I see no point in specifying the maximum turbo core frequency for several cores, since this parameter will not greatly affect performance.
| Designation | Frequency | Frequency Turbo core (for all cores) |
Core (year) |
L2/L3 cache. | TDP |
| 4 cores | |||||
| AMD FX-4100 | 3. 6 Ghz |
3.7 Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 4096 Kb/8192 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-4120 | 3.9 Ghz | 4.0 Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 4096 Kb/8192 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-4130 | 3.8 Ghz | 3.9 Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 4096 Kb/4096 Kb | 125 |
| AMD FX-4150 | 3.8 Ghz | 3.9Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 4096 Kb/8192 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-4170 | 4.2 Ghz | 4.3Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 4096 Kb/8192 Kb | 125 |
| AMD FX-4200 | 4.2 Ghz | 4.3 Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 4096 Kb/4096 Kb | 125 |
| AMD FX-4300 | 3. 8 Ghz |
3.9Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 4096 Kb/4096 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-4320 | 4.0 Ghz | 4.1Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 4096 Kb/4096 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-4330 | 4.0 Ghz | 4.2Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 4096 Kb/8192 Kb | 125 |
| AMD FX-4350 | 4.2 Ghz | 4.3Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 4096 Kb/8192 Kb | 125 |
| 6 cores | |||||
| AMD FX-6100 | 3.3 Ghz | 3.6Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 6144Kb/8192Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-6120 | 3.6 Ghz | 3.9Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 6144Kb/8192Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-6130 | 3. 6 Ghz |
3.8Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 6144Kb/8192Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-6200 | 3.8 Ghz | 4.0 Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 6144Kb/8192Kb | 125 |
| AMD FX-6300 | 3.5 Ghz | 3.8Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 6144Kb/8192Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-6330 | 3.6 Ghz | 4.2Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 6144Kb/8192Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-6350 | 3.9 Ghz | 4.2Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 6144Kb/8192Kb | 95 |
| 8 core | |||||
| AMD FX-8100 | 2.8Ghz | 3.1Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 8192 Kb/8192 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-8120 | 3. 1 Ghz |
3.4Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 8192 Kb/8192 Kb | 125 |
| AMD FX-8140 | 3.2 Ghz | 3.6Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 8192 Kb/8192 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-8150 | 3.6 Ghz | 3.9Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 8192 Kb/8192 Kb | 125 |
| AMD FX-8170 | 3.9 Ghz | 4.2Ghz | Zambezi (2011) | 8192 Kb/8192 Kb | 125 |
| AMD FX-8300 | 3.3 Ghz | 3.6Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 8192 Kb/8192 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-8310 | 3.4 Ghz | 3.7Ghz | Vishera (2012) | 8192 Kb/8192 Kb | 95 |
| AMD FX-8320 | 3.
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