Intel Core i5-1035G1 vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons 17-03-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-1035G1 vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PassMark, Prime95, Furmark, Blender, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, RealBench, Blender, VeraCrypt, WPrime, MATLAB, AIDA64.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core or Intel Core i5-1035G1.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-1035G1

52%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-1035G1 is 1% better than FX-8350 Eight-Core. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-1035G1

52%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.0	91.0
Valorant	104.5	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	57.9
Apex Legends	98.3	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.4	77.6
Overwatch	84.7	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.1	71.4
DOOM Eternal	52.3	51.7
Warzone	81.5	80.7
Assassin's Creed	87.8	86.9
Valheim	86.8	85.9

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 tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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

Core i5-1035G1

256%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

To make a finishing decision 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 i5-1035G1 is more energy efficient than the FX-8350 Eight-Core since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 125W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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 programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i5-1035G1	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	164	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	624	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	420	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1545	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1078	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4225	3804

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

	Intel Core i5-1035G1	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	2338	1551
Multi-Core	8017	5940

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

	Intel Core i5-1035G1	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	1154	608
Multi-Core	3905	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Core i5-1035G1	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	April 01, 2019	October 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1526	AM3+
Core name	Ice Lake	Vishera
Architecture	x86	Piledriver
Generation	10	1
Turbo Frequency	3.6 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	4800 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733	DDR3
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		1866
Memory bandwidth	58.3 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		8MB
L3 cache	6 MB	8MB
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. Here FX-8350 Eight-Core is 75% better than Core i5-1035G1 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 4 more core than Core i5-1035G1. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-1035G1 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 8
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Core i5-1035G1 and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

• Intel Core i5-1035G1 specs and review.

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