Rating 4.4 55 reviews
Manufacturer: AMD
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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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