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AMD FX 8350 vs Intel Core i5 8600

AMD FX 8350 Cpu
AMD FX 8350
Intel Core i5 8600 Cpu
Intel Core i5 8600
Editiorial reviews
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AMD is refreshing its desktop processors with Piledriver, an enhanced version of Bulldozer that focuses on improving instructions per clock and frequency -- just like it did...Read more
Last year, AMD launched its Bulldozer architecture to disappointed enthusiasts who were hoping to see the company rise to its former glory. Today, we get an FX processor based on the Piledriver update. Does it give power users something to celebrate?Read more
HotHardware takes a detailed look at the new AMD FX 8350 octal-core desktop processor, formeraly codenamed Vishera.Read more
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Intel's recently-released Core i5-8600 comes with an identical boost frequency as the i5-8600K, for a lesser price that happens to match that of the Ryzen 5 2600X. While base frequency might look low with 3.1 GHz, in reality, out of the box, the processor runs above 4 GHz all the time.Read more
It always seemed the overclockable Core i5 8600K would be the Intel Coffee Lake CPU that would steal my gaming heart. I was wrong.Read more
Intel's Coffee Lake-S flagship, the Core i7 8700K is - in our view - the fastest gaming CPU that money can buy right no…Read more
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Full Comparison

General

AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Processor socketAM3+LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit

Processor

AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Clock speed4.0 GHz3.1 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Number of cores86
Number of threads86
Thermal Design Power (TDP)125.0 W35.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in

Integrated Graphics

AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
On-board graphics adapternoyes

Memory

AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Cache8 MB9 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)29.9 GB/s41.6 GB/s
Memory channelsDualDual

Thermals

AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
Intel Core i5 8600Intel Core i5 8600
Thermal specification141.8 °F212.0 °F

Pros & Cons

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