Intel Core i5-8365U vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Core i5-8365U vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering, programming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, PassMark, 7zip, WPrime, Handbrake, Prime95, 3DMark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, RealBench, PCMark 10.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core or Intel Core i5-8365U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i5-8365U

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i5-8365U

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 it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, Hitman 3, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.7	91.0
Valorant	104.2	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	58.4	57.9
Apex Legends	98.0	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.2	77.6
Overwatch	84.4	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.9	71.4
DOOM Eternal	52.1	51.7
Warzone	81.3	80.7
Assassin's Creed	87.6	86.9
Valheim	86.5	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 computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, 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 i5-8365U

218%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

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 i5-8365U is more energy efficient than the FX-8350 Eight-Core since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 125W. 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

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in 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

	Intel Core i5-8365U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	167	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	558	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	422	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1400	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	862	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3379	3804

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

	Intel Core i5-8365U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	2189	1551
Multi-Core	6412	5940

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

	Intel Core i5-8365U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	981	608
Multi-Core	3655	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 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 i5-8365U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	July 07, 2019	October 01, 2012
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1528	AM3+
Core name	Whiskey Lake	Vishera
Architecture	x86	Piledriver
Generation	8	1
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1.6 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	8
Bus rate	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	1900 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	125 W
Memory type	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		1866
Memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		8MB
L3 cache	6 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	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 60% better than Core i5-8365U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 4 more core than Core i5-8365U. 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 i5-8365U is better: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 10
Although it should be realized that all the figures in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i5-8365U and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i5-8365U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Core i5-8365U specs and review.

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