Intel Core i3-8100 vs AMD FX-8350

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-8100		AMD FX-8350
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD FX-8350 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Core i3-8100 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-8100 was released in Q4/2017. The AMD FX-8350 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-8350 was released in Q4/2012.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD FX (30)
Intel Core i 8000 (20)	CPU group	AMD FX-8000 (11)
8	Generation	2
Coffee Lake S	Architecture	Vishera (Bulldozer)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i3-7100	Predecessor	--
Intel Core i3-9100	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-8100 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i3-8100 is 3.60 GHz while the AMD FX-8350 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-8350 is at 4.00 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Intel Core i3-8100	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
4	Cores	8
4	Threads	8
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.60 GHz	Frequency	4.00 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.20 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.10 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Core i3-8100	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD FX-8350 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
9.5	GPU Generation	--
14 nm	Technology
3	Max. displays
24	Compute units	--
192	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
64 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel UHD Graphics 630	GPU	no iGPU
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-8100 can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 38.4 GB/s. The AMD FX-8350 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.
Intel Core i3-8100	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
DDR4-2400	Memory	DDR3-1866
64 GB	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	29.9 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	--
16	PCIe lanes	--
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	--
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Core i3-8100 is 65 W, while the AMD FX-8350 has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Intel Core i3-8100	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
65 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-8100 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-8350 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.
Intel Core i3-8100	Characteristic	AMD FX-8350
14 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
LGA 1151-2	Socket	AM3+
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2017	Release date	Q4/2012
117 $	Release price	170 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 6 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100 (100%)

AMD FX-8350 (57%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 7 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-8100 (98%)

AMD FX-8350 (91%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	912 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	579 (63%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3618 (95%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	3803 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	971 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	573 (59%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3134 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2777 (89%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1265 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	576 (46%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	3627 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	2361 (65%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	364 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	209 (57%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1444 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	1298 (90%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	6179 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	5992 (97%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	422 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	241 (57%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	1579 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.00 GHz	1543 (98%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	154 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.20 GHz	96 (62%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	616 (93%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	665 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Core i3-8100 Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz	422 (100%)
	AMD FX-8350 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	45 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	Intel Core i3-8100 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD FX-8350 8C 8T @ 4.10 GHz	691.3 (100%)

Devices using this processor
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