Pentium 6805 vs FX-8350
Aggregate performance score
FX-8350 outperforms Pentium 6805 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-8350 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1475 | 1681 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.76 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD FX-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.83 | 17.59 |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Ice Lake-Y (2020) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-8350 and Pentium 6805 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 123 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8350 and Pentium 6805 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3+ | FCBGA1526 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 6805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
FX-8350 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 6805 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of FX-8350 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 6805.
| PCIe version | n/a | 3.0 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.75 | 2.80 |
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 1 October 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
FX-8350 has a 33.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Pentium 6805, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.
The FX-8350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 6805 in performance tests.
Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Pentium 6805 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8350 and Pentium 6805, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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