AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790K

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i7-4790K and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like WPrime, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Furmark, VeraCrypt, RealBench, Prime95, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, Handbrake, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, PassMark, AIDA64.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Valorant
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Borderlands 3
Death Stranding
Valheim
Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Fortnite
Halo Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Rainbow Six Siege
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
Apex Legends
Fallout 76
Last Man Standing

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-4790K or AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Core i7-4790K

52%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i7-4790K is 1% better than FX-8350 Eight-Core. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Core i7-4790K

52%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.0	92.8
Valorant	103.4	105.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.9	59.1
Apex Legends	97.2	99.2
Call of Duty Warzone	77.6	79.1
Overwatch	83.8	85.5
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.4	72.8
DOOM Eternal	51.7	52.8
Warzone	80.7	82.3
Assassin's Creed	86.9	88.6
Valheim	85.9	87.6

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

Core i7-4790K

46%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i7-4790K is more energy efficient than the FX-8350 Eight-Core since it has less power consumption: 125W vs. 88W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core	Intel Core i7-4790K
Cinbench 15 Single-core	96	169
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	665	854
Cinbench 20 Single-core	209	411
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1298	1982
Cinbench 23 Single-core	581	1069
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3804	4936

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core	Intel Core i7-4790K
Single-Core	1551	2491
Multi-Core	5940	8030

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core	Intel Core i7-4790K
Single-Core	608	1230
Multi-Core	2973	4747

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core	Intel Core i7-4790K
Announcement date	October 01, 2012	April 01, 2014
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM3+	LGA1150
Core name	Vishera	Devil's Canyon
Architecture	Piledriver	x86
Generation	1	4
Turbo Frequency	4.2 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	8	4
Threads	8	8
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	32 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	1200 millions	1420 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	125 W	88 W
Memory type	DDR3	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency	1866
Memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
L1 cache	384KB
L2 cache	8MB
L3 cache	8MB	8 MB
Overclocking	Yes	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 4 more core than Core i7-4790K. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 5
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-4790K is better: 30
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and Intel Core i7-4790K before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core specs and review.

• Intel Core i7-4790K specs and review.

AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-2400
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-7200U
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-6200U
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i5-6300U
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i7-7500U
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Pentium Gold G6500
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050e
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Ryzen Embedded R1305G
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6605
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6505
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405U
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405T
• Vs Pentium Gold G6405
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1115G4E
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Athlon Silver 3050GE
• Vs Athlon 300GE
• Vs Athlon 320GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 3250C
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 3350U
• Vs Athlon PRO 200U
• Vs Athlon PRO 300U
• Vs Core i5-1030NG7
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-4470S
• Vs Athlon Silver PRO 3125GE
• Vs Pentium Silver N6005
• Vs Pentium Silver N6000
• Vs Athlon Gold 3150U
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400E
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400TE
• Vs Pentium Gold G7400T
• Vs Core i7-10510Y
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-7442EQ
• Vs Core i7-8565UC
• Vs Core i3-1000NG4
• Vs Core i7-1060NG7
• Vs Core i5-10210Y
• Vs Core i7-8665UE
• Vs Core i5-8265UC
• Vs Core i5-8365UE
• Vs Core i3-9100T
• Vs Core i7-7820EQ
• Vs Core i3-8300
• Vs Core i5-6442EQ
• Vs Core i3-9100
• Vs Core i7-8665U
• Vs Core i5-8365U
• Vs Core i3-9300T
• Vs Core i3-8100B
• Vs Core i5-4670R
• Vs Core i3-8100T
• Vs Core i3-8300T
• Vs Core i3-7350K
• Vs Core i3-8350K
• Vs Ryzen 3 1200
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Core i3-6100
• Vs Core i5-6500T
• Vs Core i5-7600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1500X
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G

Intel Core i7-4790K Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 5 2400G
• Vs Core i7-8750H
• Vs Core i7-9750H
• Vs Core i7-10750H
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
• Vs Core i7-8700K
• Vs Core i7-7700HQ
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 5 2600X
• Vs Core i7-3770
• Vs Core i7-6700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 1600
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500U
• Vs Core i5-9400F
• Vs Core i7-8700
• Vs Core i5-3470
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400G
• Vs Core i5-10400F
• Vs Core i7-4790
• Vs Core i7-7700K
• Vs Core i7-6700HQ
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i9-9900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600
• Vs Ryzen 7 2700X
• Vs Core i7-10700
• Vs Core i7-1065G7
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600H
• Vs Core i7-6700
• Vs Core i5-10400
• Vs Core i5-6500
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Core i5-8250U
• Vs Core i5-10210U
• Vs Core i5-9600K
• Vs Core i7-4770
• Vs Core i5-8400
• Vs Core i5-9300H
• Vs Core i7-1165G7
• Vs Core i7-10510U
• Vs Core i7-2600
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700U
• Vs Core i5-4590
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500X
• Vs Core i7-8550U
• Vs Core i7-9700K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500U
• Vs Ryzen 3 3100
• Vs Core i5-1035G1
• Vs Core i5-4570
• Vs Core i5-4460
• Vs Core i5-10300H
• Vs Core i7-7700
• Vs Core i7-10875H
• Vs Core i5-1135G7
• Vs Core i5-8265U
• Vs Core i3-10100
• Vs Ryzen 3 3200G
• Vs Core i5-8300H
• Vs FX-6300 Six-Core
• Vs Core i5-7400
• Vs Core i7-9700
• Vs Core i7-4770K
• Vs Core i5-7300HQ
• Vs Core i3-9100F
• Vs Core i5-3570K
• Vs Core i5-6400
• Vs Core i5-9400
• Vs Core i7-3630QM
• Vs Core i7-8565U
• Vs Core i3-1005G1
• Vs Core i7-3770K
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550H
• Vs Ryzen 3 3300X
• Vs Pentium Gold 7505
• Vs Core i5-1145G7
• Vs Ryzen 3 4300GE
• Vs Core i7-1160G7
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150G
• Vs Core i3-10320
• Vs Core i7-9700E
• Vs Core i3-10100F
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350G
• Vs Core i3-9100TE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3450U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE
• Vs Core i5-10200H
• Vs Core i3-1115G4
• Vs Core i3-10300T
• Vs Athlon Gold PRO 3150GE
• Vs Core i3-9350K
• Vs Core i5-9300HF
• Vs Ryzen 5 3550U
• Vs Core i5-10600T
• Vs Core i3-10325
• Vs Core i3-10305
• Vs Core i3-10305T
• Vs Core i3-10105T
• Vs Core i3-10105
• Vs Core i3-10105F
• Vs Core i5-1145GRE
• Vs Core i5-1145G7E
• Vs Core i5-1130G7
• Vs Core i7-1185GRE
• Vs Core i7-1185G7E
• Vs Core i7-1180G7
• Vs Core i3-1110G4
• Vs Core i3-1115GRE
• Vs Core i3-1120G4
• Vs Core i3-1125G4
• Vs Ryzen 5 3500C
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700C
• Vs Ryzen 3 5400U
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300U
• Vs Core i3-10100T
• Vs Core i5-8260U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
• Vs Core i5-10400T
• Vs Ryzen 5 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 3350G
• Vs Xeon E-2234
• Vs Ryzen 5 3400GE
• Vs Core i7-10810U
• Vs Ryzen 5 3580U
• Vs Core i3-10300
• Vs Core i7-10610U
• Vs Core i5-10310U
• Vs Core i5-1038NG7
• Vs Core i5-9500TE
• Vs Core i5-10400H
• Vs Core i5-9400T
• Vs Core i7-8557U
• Vs Core i7-9850HL
• Vs Core i5-1035G7
• Vs Core i5-1035G4
• Vs Core i5-9500T
• Vs Core i5-8257U
• Vs Core i5-8279U
• Vs Core i3-9320
• Vs Core i3-9300
• Vs Core i7-8809G
• Vs Core i7-8705G
• Vs Core i3-9350KF
• Vs Core i5-8600T
• Vs Core i5-9400H
• Vs Core i7-8559U
• Vs Core i7-8709G
• Vs Core i5-8400T
• Vs Core i5-8500T
• Vs Core i7-8706G
• Vs Core i5-8400H
• Vs Core i5-8259U
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 5350GE
• Vs Core i5-7500
• Vs Core i3-8100
• Vs Core i5-6600K
• Vs Ryzen 5 4500
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600GE
• Vs Ryzen 3 5300GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600G
• Vs Ryzen 5 4600GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5645
• Vs Ryzen 7 7800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355G
• Vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4355GE