Intel Core i3-1215U vs AMD FX-8350. Specifications, performance, tests

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

• CPU group
  Intel Core i 1200P/1200U AMD FX-8000
• Family
  Intel Core i3 FX-Series
• Generation
  12 2
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Form Factor
  - Desktops
• Series
  - FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors

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

• A-Core
  2x Golden Cove -
• B-Core
  4x Gracemont -
• Base Frequency
  1.2 GHz 4 GHz
• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• CPU Cores
  6 8
• CPU Threads
  8 8
• Hyperthreading / SMT
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No Yes
• Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
  4.4 GHz 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
  1.8 GHz -
• Max. Boost Clock
  - 4.2 GHz
• Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
  - 4.1 GHz

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

• DirectX Version
  12.1 -
• Execution units
  64 -
• Generation
  13 -
• GPU Frequency
  300 MHz -
• GPU name
  Intel Iris Xe Graphics 64 (Alder Lake) None
• GPU Turbo
  1100 MHz No turbo
• Max. displays
  4 -
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB -
• Release date
  Q1/2022 -
• Shader
  512 -
• Technology
  10 nm -

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

• AV1
  Decode No
• H.264 / AVC
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode No
• VC-1
  Decode No
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core i3-1215U. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• ECC
  No Yes
• Max. Memory
  64 GB -
• Memory channels
  2 2
• Memory type
  DDR4-3200DDR5-4800LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5-5200 DDR3
• PCIe
  4.0 x 28 -
• System Memory Specification
  - 1866

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i3-1215U and AMD FX-8350 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

• Maximum Operating Temperature
  100 °C 61 °C
• TDP (PL1, legacy label)
  15 W 125 W
• TDP (PL2)
  55 W -
• Default TDP
  - 125 W

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i3-1215U and AMD FX-8350, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Architecture
  Alder Lake U Vishera (Bulldozer)
• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
• L2-Cache
  4.5 MB 8 MB
• L3-Cache
  10 MB 8 MB
• Release date
  Q1/2022 Q4/2012
• Socket
  BGA 1744 AM3+
• Technology
  10 nm 32nm SOI
• Virtualization
  VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d AMD-V
• Codename
  - Vishera
• L1-Cache
  - 0.375 MB
• Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
  - FD8350FRHKBOX
• Manufacturer product ID (tray)
  - FD8350FRW8KHK