Core i5-3210M vs FX-8350

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8350
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
3.84
+140%

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13801996
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.94no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD FX-Series (Desktop)Intel Core i5
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date23 October 2012 (11 years ago)1 June 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225
Current price$200 $134 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed4 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
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 Core i5-3210M 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+FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M. 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, HT3.1Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
+140%
i5-3210M 1.60

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 140% based on our aggregated 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
+140%
i5-3210M 2473

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 140% 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
i5-3210M 495
+1.2%

Core i5-3210M outperforms FX-8350 by 1% 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 1991
+98.9%
i5-3210M 1001

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 99% 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
i5-3210M 4169
+30.2%

Core i5-3210M outperforms FX-8350 by 30% 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
+89.2%
i5-3210M 8936

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 89% 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
+87.1%
i5-3210M 3553

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 87% 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
+123%
i5-3210M 18.56

Core i5-3210M outperforms FX-8350 by 123% 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
+140%
i5-3210M 3

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 140% 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
i5-3210M 1.25
+13.6%

Core i5-3210M outperforms FX-8350 by 14% 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
+157%
i5-3210M 1.4

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 157% 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
+83.5%
i5-3210M 2486

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 84% 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
+165%
i5-3210M 16

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 165% 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
+60.2%
i5-3210M 87

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 60% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

FX-8350 11198
+93.2%
i5-3210M 5797

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 93% in Geekbench 2.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

FX-8350 7380
+127%
i5-3210M 3250

FX-8350 outperforms Core i5-3210M by 127% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.84 1.60
Recency 23 October 2012 1 June 2012
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

The FX-8350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-3210M in performance tests.

Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Core i5-3210M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8350 and Core i5-3210M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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