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AMD FX-8350 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2012
AMD FX-8350
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2020-11-05
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

What's the best choice AMD FX-8350 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-8350 has a base frequency of 4 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q4/2012.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 6 / 12 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

Differences

AMD FX-8350 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-8350
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    232 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 8% better clock speed

    4 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    8 left arrow 6

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-8350 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    327 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    258 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    480 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    781 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    441 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    890 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    627 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    145 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    589 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    533 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    286 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    438 place
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    109 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 10 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 4.2 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    64 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    48 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    118 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    16 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    141 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    123 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    182 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    39 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    115 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-8350 AMD FX-8350
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD FX-8000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    FX-Series left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4.2 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    4.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    None left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD FX-8350. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    1866 left arrow 3200
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-8350 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    125 W left arrow 65 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    61 °C left arrow 95 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    125 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-8350 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Vishera left arrow Vermeer
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 3 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    FD8350FRHKBOX left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    FD8350FRW8KHK left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow 100-000000065
  • Release date
    Q4/2012 left arrow 2020-11-05
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    32nm SOI left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD FX-8350

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

More results: 8

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6969.126768 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 12 threads / linux
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / X570 AORUS ELITE
Duration: 143.49 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-8350 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

579.000000
AMD FX-8350
1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

3803.000000
AMD FX-8350
11268.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading

Higher values are better in this metric.

209.000000
AMD FX-8350
604.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading

Higher values are better in this metric.

1298.000000
AMD FX-8350
4562.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

96.000000
AMD FX-8350
258.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware

Higher values are better in this metric.

665.000000
AMD FX-8350
1970.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

573.000000
AMD FX-8350
1572.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

2777.000000
AMD FX-8350
8420.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

9068.000000
AMD FX-8350
22180.000000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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