Rating 4.4 55 reviews
Manufacturer: AMD
X-bit labs
13 years ago

AMD FX-8350 Processor Review: Tuned-Up Bulldozer

Piledriver microarchitecture, a refreshed Bulldozer, has finally reached the flagship AMD FX processors. Will it make the Socket AM3+ platform more appealing than LGA 1155? Quite possible, because the new AMD microarchitecture wasn't the only trick they had up their sleeve.
Read more on X-bit labs
Futurelooks
13 years ago

AMD's NEW "Vishera" FX-8350 8-Core AM3+ CPU Reviewed

We have all seen a glimpse into what the new AMD Piledriver architecture is capable of with our recent review of the Virgo Platform and Trinity...
Pros:
  • Improved Performance Across the Board
  • Faster Single Thread Performance than previous generations
  • Lower Power Consumption than previous generations
  • Compatible with all AM3+ motherboards
  • Aggressively Priced ($199 for top end FX-8350
Cons:
  • Improved Performance Across the Board
  • Faster Single Thread Performance than previous generations
  • Lower Power Consumption than previous generations
  • Compatible with all AM3+ motherboards
  • Aggressively Priced ($199 for top end FX-8350
  • Lower Performance Compared to 8 thread Intel CPUs
  • Increased RAM...
Read more on Futurelooks
Hi Tech Legion
13 years ago

AMD FX-8350 Unlocked "Vishera" Octal Core CPU Review

During the 15th century, a major part of the world's economic growth came from cross-continent merchant shipping. It was an arduous journey fraught with uncertainty and it took a lot of planning, as well as preparation, before the captain even set foot on the docks before the ship could sail.
Pros:
  • Excellent Price
  • Improved "Piledriver" Cores
  • AMD Turbo Core 3.0
  • Improved latencies compared to FX-8150
  • 4GHz out of the box (4.2GHz with Turbo Core
  • Unlocked
  • 5+GHz Overclockable
Cons:
  • Power consumption and temperatures have been improved but still high
Read more on Hi Tech Legion
Overclock3D
13 years ago

AMD Vishera FX8350 Piledriver Review

We think it's fair to say that the Bulldozer FX8150 was one of the biggest disappointments we've experienced here at OC3D. Most of us cut our teeth on AMD processors, and we had high hopes that the 8 core behemoth would finally bring AMD back in line with Intel.
Read more on Overclock3D
Rage3D
13 years ago

AMD Vishera - FX 8350 Performance Review

Introduction AMD is adopting a yearly(ish) cadence for product cycle refreshes, and as such we now have a new line of AMD FX processors. The new processors are codenamed Vishera and feature four Piledriver architecture modules; no graphics cores found here - this is a CPU, not an APU.
Read more on Rage3D
HEXUS
13 years ago

AMD FX-8350

AMD realised some time ago that the decade-old Athlon CPU architecture was drawing to an inevitable close. Understanding that application workloads for servers, home computers and notebooks have naturally changed over time, it brought out the Bulldozer core about a year ago.
Read more on HEXUS
ComputerShopper
13 years ago

AMD's new-for-2012 octo-core desktop processor shows improved performance with software that takes full advantage of all cores. It's a good option for upgraders with an earlier AMD FX-based system, but single-core performance and power efficiency still fall behind Intel's competing Core i5 chips.
Pros:
  • Reasonably priced
  • Appreciable performance improvements with multicore-optimized software
  • Compatible with older AMD socket and motherboards
Cons:
  • Still lags behind in single-core tests
  • Uses much more power than comparable Intel chips
  • which also have on-chip graphics
Read more on ComputerShopper
PCGamer Online
13 years ago

AMD FX-8350 review

A decent update to the previous gen chip, but it's still not necessarily the chip we'd recommend to the bargain PC builders.
Read more on PCGamer Online
Benchmark Reviews
13 years ago

AMD FX-8350 Vishera Desktop Processor

Ask any AMD fan how they feel about the FX-8150 "Bulldozer" CPU, and you'll get one of two responses: massive disappointment or frenzied rationalizations (you can check out the comments section of Benchmark Review's FX-8150 review to see examples of both).
Pros:
  • Eight cores and 5GHz on your desktop computer
  • Officially supports DDR3-1866 memory
  • Better performance than Intel on multithreaded tasks
  • An FX system has 38 usable PCI-E lanes as opposed to the 24 lanes of a Sandy Bridge system
  • Excellent price/performance ratio
  • finally competitive with Intel in...
Read more on Benchmark Reviews
The Guru of 3D
13 years ago

AMD FX 8350 processor review

The Octacore PileDriver based FX 8350 processor from AMD does what was expected of it, and that's increase performance, albeit relatively little. The Vishera architecture and thus the PileDriver cores in particular will bump up performance another 10% maybe 15% and all considering that's not heaps...
Read more on The Guru of 3D
4.4 from 55 reviews
5
47.0%
4
36.0%
3
15.0%
2
0.0%
1
0.0%

Shopping tips direct to you

Occasionally we will send newsletters including exclusive offers, the best discount codes, top shopping tips and awesome competitions. The PriceMe newsletter will help you discover new products and services, compare prices, browse for products and redeem coupons from a range of service providers and online stores. The PriceMe newsletter gives you everything you need to simplify the shopping experience.

Connect with us

Copyright © Global Compare Group Limited t/a PriceMe 2026