A8-4500M vs FX-8350

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8350
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
3.84
+252%

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by a whopping 252% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and A8-4500M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13902316
Place by popularity100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD FX-Series (Desktop)AMD A-Series
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date23 October 2012 (11 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price$162 $179

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and A8-4500M basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed4 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data192 KB
L2 cache8192 KB4 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8350 and A8-4500M compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3+FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and A8-4500M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.186x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and A8-4500M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and A8-4500M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3unknown

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 7640G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and A8-4500M.

PCIe versionn/ano data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-8350 3.84
+252%
A8-4500M 1.09

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 252% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

FX-8350 5936
+254%
A8-4500M 1679

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 254% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-8350 489
+69.2%
A8-4500M 289

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 69% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-8350 1994
+213%
A8-4500M 638

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 213% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

FX-8350 3201
+75.8%
A8-4500M 1821

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 76% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

FX-8350 16904
+247%
A8-4500M 4872

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 247% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

FX-8350 6648
+173%
A8-4500M 2438

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 173% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

FX-8350 8.34
+277%
A8-4500M 31.45

A8-4500M outperforms FX-8350 by 277% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

FX-8350 7
+303%
A8-4500M 2

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 303% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

FX-8350 1.1
+54.9%
A8-4500M 0.71

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 55% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-8350 3.6
+227%
A8-4500M 1.1

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 227% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-8350 4562
+157%
A8-4500M 1777

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 157% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-8350 44
+301%
A8-4500M 11

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 301% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

FX-8350 139
+138%
A8-4500M 58

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 138% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

FX-8350 11198
+165%
A8-4500M 4227

FX-8350 outperforms A8-4500M by 165% in Geekbench 2.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 1.09
Recency 23 October 2012 15 May 2012
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

The FX-8350 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-4500M in performance tests.

Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while A8-4500M is a notebook one.


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