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AMD FX 8350 Cpu
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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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The Intel Core i3-3220 is a low power, low cost CPU with ECC support and an onboard GPU. As you can see it makes a great low end server or HTPC processorRead more
Intel Core i3-3220 processor is one of the best performing and most reliable processors available at an affordable price. It should be your foremost choice ifRead more
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General

Processor socketAM3+LGA 1155LGA 1155LGA 1151
Component forPCPC
N/A
PC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit
N/A
64-bit

Processor

Clock speed4.0 GHz3.3 GHz3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Max turbo speed4.2 GHz
N/A
3.6 GHz
N/A
Number of cores8242
Number of threads8444
Thermal Design Power (TDP)125.0 W55.0 W77.0 W51.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus type
N/A
DMI
N/A
DMI3
Idle states
N/A
yes
N/A
yes

Memory

Cache8 MB3 MB6 MB3 MB
Memory clock speeds supported by processor1866.0 MHz
  • 1333
  • 1600
N/A
  • 1333
  • 1600
  • 2133
  • 2400
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR3 SDRAM
N/A
  • DDR3L SDRAM
  • DDR4 SDRAM
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)29.9 GB/s25.6 GB/s
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N/A
Memory channelsDualDual
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Dual
Cache type
N/A
Smart Cache
N/A
N/A
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
N/A
32.0 GB
N/A
64.0 GB

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