AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i5-6600

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM3+ Intel Socket 1151
Process size 32 nm 14 nm
Transistors 1,200 million unknown
Die size 315 mm² 177 mm²
Package µPGA FC-LGA12C
Foundry Intel
tCaseMax 72°C

Performance

Frequency 4 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo clock up to 4.2 GHz up to 3.9 GHz
Base clock 200 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 20.0x 33.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.45 V
TDP 125 W 65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status unknown unknown
Release date Oct 23rd, 2012 Jul 2nd, 2015
Codename Vishera Skylake
Generation FX Core i5
Part FD8350FRW8KHKFD8350FRHKBOX SR2BW
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR4-2133 MHz Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 3, 16 Lanes(CPU only)

Cores

Total Cores 8 4
Total Threads 8 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics UHD Graphics 530

Cache

Cache L1 384K 64K (per core)
Cache L2 8MB 256K (per core)
Cache L3 8MB (shared) 6MB (shared)

Notes

Notes 16KB L1 data cache per core. 64KB L1 instruction cache shared per two cores (per module). 2MB L2 cache shared per two cores (per module). This processor comes with an unlocked multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than the shipped

Features & Technologies

AES Yes
AES-NI Yes
AMD-V Yes
AMD64 Yes
AVX Yes Yes
AVX2 Yes
BMI1 Yes
BMI2 Yes
Boost 2.0 Yes
CLMUL Yes Yes
CVT16 Yes
EIST Yes
EVP Yes
F16C Yes
FMA3 Yes
FMA4 Yes
HT3.1 Yes
Intel 64 Yes
MMX Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4.1 Yes
SSE4.2 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes
SSSE3 Yes Yes
TSX Yes
TXT Yes
Turbo Core Yes
VT-d Yes
VT-x Yes
XD bit Yes
XOP Yes
vPro Yes

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