Product Comparison: Intel Core i7-3820 vs AMD FX-8350
General Specifications
Brand
Intel
AMD
Model
Core i7-3820
FX-8350
Origin
Costa Rica
Malaysia
About the Product
The Intel Core i7-3820 is a desktop processor with 4 cores. It is part of the Core i7 lineup, using the Sandy Bridge-E architecture with Socket 2011. Thanks to Intel Hyper-Threading the core-count is effectively doubled, to 8 threads.
AMD FX-8350 is an eight-core processor based on the Vishera microarchitecture, manufactured using a 32 nm process technology. The processor frequency is 4 GHz. Includes support for Turbo mode up to 4.2 GHz. The processor has 8 MB of L2 cache and 8 MB of L3 cache. The heat dissipation of the processor is 125 W.
Package Size
Height
4.6 in.
5.5 in.
Width
4.3 in.
5 in.
Depth
3.2 in.
2.8 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
1.3 lbs.
Details
Socket
FCLGA2011
AM3+
Lithography
32 nm
32 nm
Type of Processors
Desktop
Desktop
Code Name
Sandy Bridge E
Vishera
What customers say about "Details"
Intel Core i7-3820 CPU Processor
- Intel makes builds affordable to most people. Easy installation.
- Decent price for an i7. Easy install.
- Fast, easy to install, good price, runs flawless on Asrock Extreme4. Perfect.
- Great processor, easy install, handles everything.
- Easy to install with the design of the process itself. It's a fast and capable CPU.
AMD FX-8350 CPU Processor
- As good as it gets for this socket type without water cooling.
- This is the best processor for the socket.
- I find the AMD socket a great deal more stable and less prone to defect.
- Easy install in existing socket, adequate cooling.
- It was easy to install. Great processor. Amazing performance.
Technical Specifications
CPU Cores
4
8
CPU Threads
8
8
Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
4 GHz
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz
4.2 GHz
Max TDP
130 W
125 W
Max Temperature
66.8 °C
61 °C
Data Width
64 bits
64 bits
Virtualization Technology
Yes
Yes
What customers say about "Technical Specifications"
Intel Core i7-3820 CPU Processor
- Fast as blazes and doesn't run hot.
- It is fast and it is very overclockable.
- I use it at stock speed and it's amazingly fast.
- It's fast, it runs cool. I recommend.
- Performance is great and lightning fast.
AMD FX-8350 CPU Processor
- The 8 cores make gaming and multitasking smooth and fluid.
- Regular workstation performance is lighting fast, even with image editing and tolerable for video editing.
- It runs so fast and well, and really makes my HD 7970 shine.
- This processor is stable, reliable and quite fast.
- Runs very hot when running to capacity.
Cache And Memory Specifications
L1 Cache Size
256 kB
384 kB
L2 Cache Size
1000 kB
8000 kB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
32 GB
Memory Types
DDR3
DDR3
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
51.2 GB/s
29.9 GB/s
L3 Cache Size
8000 kB
What customers say about "Cache And Memory Specifications"
Intel Core i7-3820 CPU Processor
- Native support for extra PCI-e lanes and memory.
- Quad channel DDR3 allows for massive memory throughput.
- Quad memory support TRI or Quad video card support.
- Fast and will support 64 GB memory same as motherboard.
- It was running slow for 2 weeks. Poor quality of this product.
AMD FX-8350 CPU Processor
- Performance for the price, reliability, speed, good sized cache. Great processor.
- The cores and cache are strong enough to handle single-threaded applications impressively.
- This CPU is definitely powerful. The CPU has a large cache which helps in performance.
- Plenty of L2 and L3 Cache. Highly recommend.
- Huge cache capacity really allow it to perform under large amounts of pressure.
Supported Technologies
Execute Disable Bit / Virus Protection
Yes
Yes
Turbo Boost / Turbo Core
Yes
Yes
Enhanced SpeedStep / PowerNow!
Yes
Yes
Hyper-Threading / HyperTransport
Yes
Yes
What customers say about "Supported Technologies"
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
3 year(s)
3 year(s)
Certifications
CE, FCC
CE, FCC
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