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Key Differences
In short — FX-8350 outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing FX-8350 is 313 days older than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 88% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 15 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Performs up to 2% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium 3556U - 118 vs 116 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 8 vs 2 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
FPS
118
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$185
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD FD8350FRHKWOX FX-8350 Octa-core (8 Core) 4 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+ - 8 MB - 8 MB Cache - Yes - 4.20 GHz Overclocking Speed - 32 nm - 125 W (AMDFD8350FRHKWOX)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
FX-8350
Desktop • Oct 23rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | FX |
| Haswell | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
15 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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