FX-6350 vs Xeon E5-2650 v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-2650 v4 and FX-6350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	800	1566
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	87.78	0.99
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon E5	no data
Architecture codename	Broadwell (2015−2019)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	20 June 2016 (7 years ago)	29 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,166	no data
Current price	$39 (0x MSRP)	$69

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 has 8767% better value for money than FX-6350.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and FX-6350 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	24	6
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus support	2 × 9.6 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	3 MB	6144 KB
L3 cache	30 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	306.18 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	80 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	4700 Million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.25 V - Max: 1.4125 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-2650 v4 and FX-6350 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	2	1
Socket	FCLGA2011	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and FX-6350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-2650 v4 and FX-6350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and FX-6350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and FX-6350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-1600, DDR4-1866, DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400	DDR3
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E5-2650 v4 and FX-6350.

PCIe version	3.0	n/a
PCI Express lanes	40	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.

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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.

Xeon E5-2650 v4 outperforms FX-6350 by 200% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.81	2.94
Recency	20 June 2016	29 April 2013
Physical cores	12	6
Threads	24	6
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	125 Watt

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