Product Comparison: AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i5-6402P

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AMD FX-8350 CPU Processor

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General Specifications

Brand

AMD

Intel

Model

FX-8350

Core i5-6402P

Origin

Malaysia

China

About the Product

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.

New 6th Generation Intel Core i5-6402P processor, codenamed Skylake microarchitecture. Designed for the Intel LGA 1151 desktop platform. Manufactured according to the 14-nm process technology, it has 4 cores that operate at a nominal clock frequency of 2.8 GHz, 3.4 GHz in Turbo Boost 2.0 mode.

Package Size

Height

5.5 in.

5.7 in.

Width

5 in.

4.53 in.

Depth

2.8 in.

1.77 in.

Weight

1.3 lbs.

AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i5-6402P

AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i5-6402P

AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i5-6402P

Details

Socket

AM3+

FCLGA1151

Lithography

32 nm

14 nm

Type of Processors

Desktop

Code Name

Vishera

Skylake

What customers say about "Details"

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.

Intel Core i5-6402P CPU Processor

Easy to install on ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING, great socket.
1151 modern socket, effective.
LGA1151 is an excellent socket, it is easy to choose a motherboard for it.
Good processor from Intel, installed very quickly.
The LGA1151 socket has excellent performance and reliability.

Technical Specifications

CPU Cores

CPU Threads

Clock Speed

4 GHz

2.8 GHz

Turbo Clock Speed

4.2 GHz

3.4 GHz

Max TDP

125 W

65 W

Max Temperature

61 °C

71 °C

Data Width

64 bits

Virtualization Technology

Yes

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Intel Core i5-6402P

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Intel Core i5-6402P

AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i5-6402P

AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i5-6402P

AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i5-6402P

What customers say about "Technical Specifications"

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.

Intel Core i5-6402P CPU Processor

Suitable for any Full HD games. Good CPU.
New architecture, performance. A good processor to upgrade.
In idle has very good heat dissipation indicators.
Without overclocking, the percentage is just a miracle of technology, I have not yet seen such energy efficiency.
Cool enough despite 65W.

Cache And Memory Specifications

L1 Cache Size

384 kB

256 kB

L2 Cache Size

8000 kB

1024 kB

L3 Cache Size

8000 kB

6000 kB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

64 GB

Memory Types

DDR3

DDR4

Max Memory Channels

Max Memory Bandwidth

29.9 GB/s

34.1 GB/s

L1 Cache Size
Max Memory Channels

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Intel Core i5-6402P

AMD FX-8350

Intel Core i5-6402P

What customers say about "Cache And Memory Specifications"

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.

Intel Core i5-6402P CPU Processor

3 years using this processor in a bundle DDR4 8GB, 1070 8GB. The games work fine.
With DDR4, the processor has become more productive.
Excellent memory bandwidth, 34.1 GB/s is great.
A lot of cache and the ability to install a lot of RAM, I like this processor.
The need to buy DDR4 memory is also not encouraging.

Supported Technologies

Execute Disable Bit / Virus Protection

Yes

Turbo Boost / Turbo Core

Yes

Enhanced SpeedStep / PowerNow!

Yes

Hyper-Threading / HyperTransport

Yes