Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) vs AMD FX-4350

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD FX-4350
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) AMD FX-4350

CPU comparison

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) or AMD FX-4350 - 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 Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) was released in Q3/2023.

The AMD FX-4350 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-4350 was released in Q2/2013.
Broadcom BCM (3) Family AMD FX (30)
Broadcom BCM2712 (1) CPU group AMD FX-4300 (3)
5 Generation 2
Cortex-A76 Architecture Vishera (Bulldozer)
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Raspberry Pi 4 B (Broadcom BCM2711) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is 1.00 GHz (2.40 GHz) while the AMD FX-4350 has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-4350 is at 4.20 GHz (4.30 GHz).

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic AMD FX-4350
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
1.00 GHz Frequency 4.20 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.30 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.30 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.

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic AMD FX-4350
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) or AMD FX-4350 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.

Broadcom VideoCore VII GPU no iGPU
0.80 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
16 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
8 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- 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.

Broadcom VideoCore VII GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) can use up to 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 17.1 GB/s. The AMD FX-4350 supports up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic AMD FX-4350
LPDDR4X-4266 Memory DDR3-1866
8 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
17.1 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC Yes
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
2.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
4 PCIe lanes --
2.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is 12 W, while the AMD FX-4350 has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic AMD FX-4350
12 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
88 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) is manufactured in 16 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD FX-4350 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Characteristic AMD FX-4350
16 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
-- Socket AM3+
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 11 (ARM), Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2023 Release date Q2/2013
79 $ Release price 100 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (100%)
AMD FX-4350 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) (100%)
AMD FX-4350 (98%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
574 (100%)
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
574 (100%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1635 (100%)
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
1598 (98%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
787 (100%)
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
1747 (100%)
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
Broadcom VideoCore VII @ 0.80 GHz
120 (100%)
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712)
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD FX-4350 AMD FX-4350
4C 4T @ 4.30 GHz
5276 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Raspberry Pi 5 B (Broadcom BCM2712) AMD FX-4350
Raspberry Pi 5 B Unknown

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