Pentium 3561Y vs FX-8350
Primary details
Comparing FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in the ranking | 1474 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.77 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | AMD FX-Series (Desktop) | Intel Pentium |
Power efficiency | 2.83 | no data |
Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
Release date | 23 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2014 (10 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $199 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 8 | 2 |
Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 8192 KB | 512 KB |
L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Die size | 315 mm2 | no data |
Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 1,200 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | AM3+ | FCBGA1168 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 11.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | - |
AVX | + | - |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
Idle States | no data | + |
Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Smart Response | no data | - |
GPIO | no data | + |
Smart Connect | no data | + |
FDI | no data | - |
AMT | no data | 9.5 |
Matrix Storage | no data | - |
HD Audio | no data | + |
RST | no data | + |
Security technologies
FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | no data | - |
EDB | no data | + |
Secure Key | no data | + |
Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | + |
VT-d | no data | - |
VT-x | no data | + |
EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
Quick Sync Video | - | + |
Clear Video | no data | + |
Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
eDP | no data | + |
DisplayPort | - | + |
HDMI | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y.
PCIe version | n/a | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
PCI support | no data | - |
USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
Total number of SATA ports | no data | 4 |
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 4 |
Integrated IDE | no data | - |
Number of USB ports | no data | 4 |
Integrated LAN | no data | - |
UART | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 23 October 2012 | 1 January 2014 |
Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
Threads | 8 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 11 Watt |
FX-8350 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
Pentium 3561Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 45.5% more advanced lithography process, and 1036.4% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Pentium 3561Y is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8350 and Pentium 3561Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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