Xeon Gold 6242R vs FX-8350

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8350
2012
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
3.75
Xeon Gold 6242R
2020
20 cores / 40 threads, 205 Watt
21.66
+478%

Xeon Gold 6242R outperforms FX-8350 by a whopping 478% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8350 and Xeon Gold 6242R processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1475245
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.7617.31
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesAMD FX-Series (Desktop)Intel Xeon Gold
Power efficiency2.839.96
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Cascade Lake (2019−2020)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)24 February 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199$2,529

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 6242R has 2178% better value for money than FX-8350.

Detailed specifications

FX-8350 and Xeon Gold 6242R 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads840
Base clock speed4 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data31
L1 cacheno data1.25 MB
L2 cache8192 KB20 MB
L3 cacheno data35.75 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature61 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
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 Xeon Gold 6242R 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3+FCLGA3647
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Gold 6242R. 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® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-8350 and Xeon Gold 6242R technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Gold 6242R 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 Xeon Gold 6242R. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data6
Maximum memory bandwidthno data140.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8350 and Xeon Gold 6242R.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data48

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 3.75
Xeon Gold 6242R 21.66
+478%

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
Xeon Gold 6242R 34282
+478%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.75 21.66
Recency 23 October 2012 24 February 2020
Physical cores 8 20
Threads 8 40
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 205 Watt

FX-8350 has 64% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6242R, on the other hand, has a 477.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 128.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Xeon Gold 6242R is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-8350 in performance tests.

Note that FX-8350 is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6242R is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8350 and Xeon Gold 6242R, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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