Pentium III 866 vs FX-8350

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Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Pentium III 866 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1485not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.88no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD FX-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency2.83no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Coppermine T (2000)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)20 March 2000 (24 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Pentium III 866 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads81
Base clock speed4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz0.87 GHz
L1 cacheno data32 KB
L2 cache8192 KB256 KB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size315 mm2106 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data80 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million28 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 III 866 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 configuration12
SocketAM3+370
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Pentium III 866. 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, HT3.1no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Pentium III 866 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Pentium III 866. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Pentium III 866.

PCIe versionn/ano data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 20 March 2000
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 8 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 27 Watt

FX-8350 has an age advantage of 12 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium III 866, on the other hand, has 363% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-8350 and Pentium III 866. We've got no test results to judge.


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