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AMD FX-6350

vs

AMD FX-8370

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD FX-6350 and AMD FX-8370 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD FX-8370

More Total Cores: 8 (6 vs 8)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: up to 4.3 GHz (up to 4.2 GHz vs up to 4.3 GHz)
Newer Launch Date: September 2014 (April 2013 vs September 2014)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

April 2013

Launch Date

September 2014

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

FX-6350

Model Name

FX-8370

Vishera

Code Name

Vishera

FX (Vishera)

Generation

FX (Vishera)

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.9 GHz

Basic Frequency

4 GHz

up to 4.2 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

up to 4.3 GHz

288 KB

L1 Cache

384 KB

6 MB

L2 Cache

8 MB

8 MB (shared)

L3 Cache

8 MB (shared)

200 MHz

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

AMD Socket AM3+

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket AM3+

19.5x

Multiplier

20.0x

Yes

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

32 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

32 nm

125 W

TDP

125 W

Gen 2

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 2

1,200 million

Transistor Count

1,200 million

Memory Specifications

DDR3

Memory Type

DDR3

Dual-channel

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)