AMD Athlon II X2 215
VS
AMD FX-8350
AMD Athlon II X2 215
VS
AMD FX-8350

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD Athlon II X2 215 and AMD FX-8350? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

AMD Athlon II X2 215
Name
Desktop / Server
Segment
AMD Athlon II X2 (Propus)
CPU group
AMD Athlon II
Family
1
Generation
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Predecessor
--
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD Athlon II X2 215 or AMD FX-8350? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

2.70 GHz
Frequency
4.00 GHz
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CPU Cores
8
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Turbo (1 Core)
4.20 GHz
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CPU Threads
8
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Hyperthreading
No
No
Overclocking
Yes
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Turbo (8 Cores)
4.10 GHz
normal
Core architecture
2 / 2
CPU Cores / Threads
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No
Hyperthreading / SMT
no data
2x
Cores
no data
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Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
no data
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Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
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Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? AMD Athlon II X2 215 or AMD FX-8350. 

no iGPU
GPU name
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
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Max. Memory
--
--
Max. GPU Memory
--
Direct X
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Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

No
h264
No
No
JPEG
No
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h265 8bit
No
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h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No
No
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
No
AV1

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

DDR3-1333
Memory type
DDR3-1866
16 GB
Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
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Bandwidth
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2.0
PCIe
no data
No
AES-NI
no data

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

no data
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

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TDP
125 W
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Tjunction max.
--
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--
--
TDP (PL2)
65 W
TDP (PL1 / PBP)
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Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

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L3-Cache
8.00 MB
45 nm
Technology
32 nm
Propus
Architecture
Vishera
AMD-V
Virtualization
AMD-V
AM3
Socket
AM3+
Q3/2009
Release date
Q4/2012
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Market price
ca. 170 $
x86-64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
1.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
Part Number
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
ISA extensions
Windows 10, Linux
Operating systems
no data
--
Release price
no data
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Documents
no data

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

no data
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Athlon II X2 215
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD FX-8350