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FX 8350 vs Core i7-3930K


Description
The 8350 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i7-3930K is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 8350 gets a score of 118.1 k points while the i7-3930K gets 155.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-3930K is 1.3 times faster than the 8350. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
600f20
206d7
Core
Vishera
Sandy Bridge-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3+
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
8/8
6/12
TDP
125 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x2048 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
12288 kB
Date
October 2012
November 2011
Mean monothread perf.
28.16k points
27.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
118.14k points
155.86k 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
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
9.85k
10.08k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
8.41k
9.06k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.58k
4.45k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.32k
4.16k (x0.66)
TOTAL
28.16k
27.76k (x0.99)

Multithread

8350

i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
44.93k
62.22k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
45.21k
60.25k (x1.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.81k
30.42k (x1.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.19k
2.97k (x0.57)
TOTAL
118.14k
155.86k (x1.32)

Performance/W
8350
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
359 points/W
479 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
362 points/W
463 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
182 points/W
234 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
42 points/W
23 points/W
TOTAL
945 points/W
1199 points/W

Performance/GHz
8350
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
2402 points/GHz
2653 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2050 points/GHz
2383 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
874 points/GHz
1172 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1541 points/GHz
1096 points/GHz
TOTAL
6867 points/GHz
7304 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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