AMD FX-8350 Vs Intel Xeon X5650 - Technical City

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1732	1755
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.87	0.25
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD FX-Series (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.15	1.46
Designer	AMD	Intel
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	Intel
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Westmere-EP (2010−2011)
Release date	23 October 2012 (13 years ago)	16 March 2010 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$53

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

FX-8350 has 248% better value for money than Xeon X5650.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Xeon X5650 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	4 GHz	2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.06 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	315 mm2	239 mm2
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	81 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	1,170 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8350 and Xeon X5650 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Socket	AM3+	FCLGA1366,LGA1366
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Xeon X5650. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1	Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	1.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Demand Based Switching	no data	+
PAE	no data	40 Bit

Security technologies

FX-8350 and Xeon X5650 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Xeon X5650 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Xeon X5650. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	no data	288 GB
Max memory channels	no data	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	32 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Xeon X5650.

PCIe version

n/a

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