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AMD FX 8350 vs Intel Core i7 6700K

    AMD FX 8350 Cpu
    AMD FX 8350
      Intel Core i7 6700K Cpu
      Intel Core i7 6700K
      Editiorial reviews
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      8 editorial reviews
      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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      6 editorial reviews
      The biggest draw of the Core i7-6700K, Intel's first sixth-generation CPU, isn't the performance. Rather, it's the extra PCIe lanes that come with the supporting Z170 chipset, which may mean storage that's as fast as the processor.Read more
      Another quad-core chip? Yup, but this one's a bit differentRead more
      While it may not have been apparent due to their dominance in the x86 processor market, Intel has been facing some unique challenges as of late. Their definitive tick / tock cadence of process technology shrinks followed by base architectural changes has been slowing down. 22nm architectures...Read more
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      Full Comparison

      Units:

      General

      AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
      Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
      Processor socketAM3+LGA 1151
      Component forPCPC
      Operating modes64-bit64-bit

      Processor

      AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
      Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
      Clock speed4.0 GHz4.0 GHz
      Max turbo speed4.2 GHz4.2 GHz
      Number of cores84
      Number of threads88
      Thermal Design Power (TDP)125.0 W91.0 W
      Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in

      Integrated Graphics

      AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
      Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
      On-board graphics adapternoyes

      Memory

      AMD FX 8350AMD FX 8350
      Intel Core i7 6700KIntel Core i7 6700K
      Cache8 MB8 MB
      Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz
      • 1600
      • 2133
      Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAM
      • DDR3L SDRAM
      • DDR4 SDRAM
      Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)29.9 GB/s34.2 GB/s
      Memory channelsDualDual

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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              Often compared with Intel Core i7 6700K

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              AMD FX 8350
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