Intel Core i3 8350K vs AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

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We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i3 8350K with 4 cores 4.0GHz and AMD Ryzen 5 2500X with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Intel Core i3 8350K 's Advantages

Integrated graphics card

Higher base frequency (4.0GHz vs 3.6GHz)

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X 's Advantages

Released 11 months late

Higher specification of memory (DDR4-2933 vs DDR4-2400)

Larger memory bandwidth (43.71GB/s vs 37.5GB/s)

Larger L3 cache size (16MB vs 8MB)

Lower TDP (65W vs 91W)

Score

Benchmark

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Intel Core i3 8350K +14%

1415

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

1234

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 8350K

4262

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

4269

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Intel Core i3 8350K +15%

1124

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

971

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Intel Core i3 8350K

3910

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3880

Passmark CPU Single Core

Intel Core i3 8350K +7%

2485

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

2313

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Intel Core i3 8350K

6931

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X +36%

9465

Intel Core i3 8350K

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AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

General Parameters

Oct 2017

Release Date

Sep 2018

Intel

Manufacturer

AMD

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

x86-64

Coffee Lake

Core Architecture

Zen+

i3-8350K

Processor Number

-

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

UHD Graphics 630

Integrated Graphics

N/A

Package

-

Transistor Count

4.8 billions

14 nm

Manufacturing Process

12 nm

LGA-1151

Socket

AM4

91 W

Power Consumption

65 W

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

95 °C

CPU Performance

4

Performance Cores

4

Performance Core Threads

8

4.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4 GHz

4

Total Core Count

4

Total Thread Count

8

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

36x

64 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

256 K per core

L2 Cache

512 K per core

8 MB shared

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

Yes

Memory Parameters

DDR4-2400

Memory Types

DDR4-2933

64 GB

Max Memory Size

64 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

2

37.5 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

43.71 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

-

350 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1150 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

-

192

Shader Units

-

24

Texture Units

-

3

Raster Operation Units

-

24

Execution Units

-

15 W

Power Consumption

-

4096x2304 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

0.38 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

Intel Core i3 8350K

Official Website

AMD Ryzen 5 2500X

3.0

PCIe Version

3.0

16

PCIe Lanes

20

SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2

Extended Instruction Set

-

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