AMD FX-8350
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
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Comparing AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

Comparison of video cards AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 in benchmarks and specifications.

Differences

AMD FX-8350

Top features of AMD FX-8350

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  • Higher clock speed
    4.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
    Around -60% better clock speed
  • More number of cores
    8 left arrow 4
    2 times more threads
  • Higher turbo clock speed
    4.20 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
    Around 40% better overclocked clock speed
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

Top features of Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

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  • Performance per watt
    95 W left arrow 125 W
    About 0.76 times less performance per watt

Specifications

Complete list of technical specifications

CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

Specification Value
Name AMD FX-8350 left arrow Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
Segment Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
Family AMD FX left arrow Intel Core2 Duo
Generation 2 left arrow 2
CPU group AMD FX-8000 left arrow Intel Core 2 Quad

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

Specification Value
Frequency 4.00 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
CPU Cores 8 left arrow 4
Turbo (1 Core) 4.20 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
CPU Threads 8 left arrow 4
Hyperthreading No left arrow No
Overclocking Yes left arrow No
Core architecture normal left arrow normal

Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

Specification Value
GPU name no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
GPU (Turbo) No turbo left arrow No turbo

Hardware codec support

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

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

Memory & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

Specification Value
ECC Yes left arrow No
Memory channels 2 left arrow 0

Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300.

Specification Value
AES-NI Yes left arrow No

Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD FX-8350 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

Specification Value
TDP (PL1) 125 W left arrow 95 W

Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

Specification Value
Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
Virtualization AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-d
ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE3
L3-Cache 8.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
Architecture Vishera (Bulldozer) left arrow Yorkfield
Technology 32 nm left arrow 45 nm
Socket AM3+ left arrow AM1
Release date Q4/2012 left arrow Q1/2008

Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD FX-8350 and Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300.

Specification Value
Used in Unknown left arrow Unknown

Benchmarks

Real tests AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is based on Cinema 4 Suite.

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

It is the new version of the benchmark which is developed on the basis of Cinebench R15 (both versions are operated on the basis of Cinema 4 - the most popular 3D modeling software).

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit.

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 software suite shows benchmark testing results of the memory performance and speed of the multi-core processor.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is the benchmark for Intel and AMD 64-bit processors.

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 benchmark supports AMD and Intel multi-core processors.

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

It tests entire and overall performance of the central processing unit (mathematical calculations, compression and decompression speed, 2D&3D graphic tests).

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