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FX 8350 vs Core i3-2120


Description
The 8350 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 8350 gets a score of 118.1 k points while the i3-2120 gets 53.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 8350 is 2.2 times faster than the i3-2120 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
600f20
206a7
Core
Vishera
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3+
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
8/8
2/2
TDP
125 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x2048 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
October 2012
February 2012
Mean monothread perf.
28.16k points
24.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
118.14k points
53.48k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
8350
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
9.85k
9.07k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
8.41k
8.25k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.58k
3.99k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.32k
2.92k (x0.46)
TOTAL
28.16k
24.23k (x0.86)

Multithread

8350

i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
44.93k
20.86k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
45.21k
19.51k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.81k
10.09k (x0.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.19k
3.03k (x0.58)
TOTAL
118.14k
53.48k (x0.45)

Performance/W
8350
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
359 points/W
321 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
362 points/W
300 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
182 points/W
155 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
42 points/W
47 points/W
TOTAL
945 points/W
823 points/W

Performance/GHz
8350
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
2402 points/GHz
2748 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2050 points/GHz
2499 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
874 points/GHz
1210 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1541 points/GHz
886 points/GHz
TOTAL
6867 points/GHz
7343 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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