Turion 64 X2 TL-64 vs FX-8350
Primary details
Comparing FX-8350 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1471 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.81 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD FX-Series (Desktop) | 2x AMD Turion 64 |
| Power efficiency | 2.83 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Trinidad (2006−2007) |
| Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 13 April 2007 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-8350 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 147 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 154 Million |
| 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 Turion 64 X2 TL-64 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3+ | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64. 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 | 65 nm, 1.075 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64.
| PCIe version | n/a | no 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2012 | 13 April 2007 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
FX-8350 has an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.
Turion 64 X2 TL-64, on the other hand, has 257.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-8350 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Turion 64 X2 TL-64 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8350 and Turion 64 X2 TL-64, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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