Xeon Platinum 8380 vs FX-8350

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8380 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1477	71
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.84	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD FX-Series (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	2.83	13.75
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	23 October 2012 (12 years ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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)	40 (Tetraconta-Core)
Threads	8	80
Base clock speed	4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	8192 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	60 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Die size	315 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	61 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	83 °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 Xeon Platinum 8380 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	2
Socket	AM3+	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	270 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8380. 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	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8380 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Platinum 8380 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 Xeon Platinum 8380. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

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 Xeon Platinum 8380.

PCIe version	n/a	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.74	39.23
Recency	23 October 2012	6 April 2021
Physical cores	8	40
Threads	8	80
Chip lithography	32 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	270 Watt

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