Pentium 2117U vs FX-8350

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8350
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
3.88
+479%

FX-8350 outperforms Pentium 2117U by a whopping 479% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14692744
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.81no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD FX-Series (Desktop)Intel Pentium
Power efficiency2.833.59
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)1 September 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$134

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm22 nm
Die size315 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3+FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-8350 3.88
+479%
Pentium 2117U 0.67

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-8350 5936
+481%
Pentium 2117U 1021

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-8350 488
+68.9%
Pentium 2117U 289

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-8350 1987
+303%
Pentium 2117U 493

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

FX-8350 3201
+35.4%
Pentium 2117U 2365

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

FX-8350 16904
+282%
Pentium 2117U 4425

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

FX-8350 6648
+253%
Pentium 2117U 1885

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

FX-8350 8.34
+385%
Pentium 2117U 40.43

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

FX-8350 7
+396%
Pentium 2117U 1

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

FX-8350 636
+430%
Pentium 2117U 120

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

FX-8350 97
+67.2%
Pentium 2117U 58

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

FX-8350 1.1
+48.6%
Pentium 2117U 0.74

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

FX-8350 3.6
+2900%
Pentium 2117U 0.1

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

FX-8350 4562
+361%
Pentium 2117U 990

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.88 0.67
Recency 23 October 2012 1 September 2012
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 17 Watt

FX-8350 has a 479.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Pentium 2117U, on the other hand, has a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 635.3% lower power consumption.

The FX-8350 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 2117U in performance tests.

Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Pentium 2117U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8350 and Pentium 2117U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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