Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U vs FX-8350

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8350
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
3.74
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.20
+12.3%

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U outperforms FX-8350 by a moderate 12% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14771378
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.76no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD FX-Series (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.8326.50
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Raven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million4950 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. 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, HT3.1XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8350 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 3.74
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4.20
+12.3%

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6669
+12.3%

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 487
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 877
+80.1%

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 1983
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 2578
+30%

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 4349
+35.9%

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
+17.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 14336

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
+18%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 5635

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
+48.2%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 12.36

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
+13.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 6

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
+15%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 553

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 134
+38.1%

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 1.55
+40.9%

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
+5.9%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 3.4

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

FX-8350 44
+28.3%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 34

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

FX-8350 139
+42%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 98

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
+69%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 2700

Geekbench 2

FX-8350 11198
+0.4%
Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U 11156

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.74 4.20
Recency 23 October 2012 26 October 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

FX-8350 has 100% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U, on the other hand, has a 12.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-8350 in performance tests.

Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8350 and Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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