AMD FX-8350
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
AMD FX-8350
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between AMD FX-8350 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600? 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.

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose AMD FX-8350 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

4.00 GHz
Frequency
3.60 GHz
8
CPU Cores
6
4.20 GHz
Turbo (1 Core)
4.20 GHz
8
CPU Threads
12
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
Yes
Overclocking
Yes
4.10 GHz
Turbo (8 Cores)
Turbo (6 Cores)
4.00 GHz

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 FX-8350 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600. 

No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
--
Max. Memory
--

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
No
h265 8bit
No
No
h265 10bit
No
No
VP8
No
No
VP9
No
No
VC-1
No
No
AVC
No

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.

DDR3-1866
Memory type
DDR4-3200
Max. Memory
128 GB
2
Memory channels
2
Yes
ECC
Yes
PCIe version
4.0
PCIe lanes
20

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
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.

125 W
TDP
65 W
--
Tjunction max.
95 °C
--
TDP up
--
--
TDP down
--

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).

8.00 MB
L3-Cache
32.00 MB
32 nm
Technology
7 nm
Vishera
Architecture
Zen 2
AMD-V
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
AM3+
Socket
AM4
Q4/2012
Release date
Q3/2019
ca. 170 $
Market price
ca. 190$
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
L2-Cache
3.00 MB
Part Number
100-100000031BOX

Devices using this processor

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

Unknown
Used in
Gaming PC

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD FX-8350
5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 3600