Intel Core i7-8665U vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons   20-01-2022
   Let's say you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Core i7-8665U vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, programming, streaming, rendering, machine learning. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Prime95, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, WPrime, MATLAB, Gears 5, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, RealBench, 7zip, VeraCrypt, PassMark, SuperPi, Blender.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core or Intel Core i7-8665U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-8665U

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-8665U

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just 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: Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.4	91.0
Valorant	105.0	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	58.8	57.9
Apex Legends	98.7	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.7	77.6
Overwatch	85.0	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.4	71.4
DOOM Eternal	52.5	51.7
Warzone	81.9	80.7
Assassin's Creed	88.2	86.9
Valheim	87.1	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 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, 4K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-8665U

273%

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 i7-8665U 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. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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 i7-8665U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	178	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	604	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	464	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1536	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	898	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3991	3804

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

	Intel Core i7-8665U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	2334	1551
Multi-Core	6546	5940

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

	Intel Core i7-8665U	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	1229	608
Multi-Core	4277	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful 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 you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-8665U	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	4.8 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1.9 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	8 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 52% better than Core i7-8665U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 4 more core than Core i7-8665U. 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 i7-8665U is better: 29
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 8
Although it should be realized that all the number in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i7-8665U and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-8665U - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-8665U specs and review.

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