Legit Processor Reviews

AMD FX-8350 8-Core Black Edition Processor Review

Manufacturer: AMD
Product: AMD FX-8350
Date: Mon, Oct 22, 2012 - 11:00 PM
Written By: Dan Stoltz -
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Futuremark 3DMark 11

Futuremark 3DMark 11 Benchmark

3DMark 11 is the latest version of the world’s most popular benchmark for measuring the 3D graphics performance of gaming PCs. 3DMark 11 uses a native DirectX 11 engine designed to make extensive use of all the new features in DirectX 11, including tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading.

Futuremark 3DMark 11 Benchmark Settings

We ran 3DMark11 with both the performance and extreme presets to see how our hardware will run.

3DMark11 Performance Benchmark Results:

Futuremark 3DMark 11 Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The AMD FX-8350 scored 7373 3DMarks and was nearly 300 points faster than the AMD FX-8150 which scored 7089 3DMarks. The graphics scores of each system were near identical separated by only 2 points, we have to look elsewhere for the differences. Looking at the physics score we can see a difference of just under 900 points with the AMD FX-8350 taking the lead with 7325 3DMarks.

3DMark11 Extreme Benchmark Results:

Futuremark 3DMark 11 Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: The AMD FX-8350 managed to hold onto the top spot for AMD processors by a small margin over the FX-8150. Once again looking at the sub-scores in 3DMark 11, we can see that the graphics score is extremely close while the physics score between the two systems is ~700 points.

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Review Index
Page 1 - AMD FX-8350 8-Core Black Edition
Page 2 - The Legit Reviews Test System
Page 3 - Futuremark 3DMark 11
Page 4 - Aliens Vs. Predator
Page 5 - Battlefield 3
Page 6 - Borderlands 2
Page 7 - DiRT 3
Page 8 - SiSoftware Sandra 2012 SP6 Memory Bandwidth
Page 9 - POV-Ray 3.7 RC6
Page 10 - x264 HD Video Encoding
Page 11 - HyperPi & SuperPi
Page 12 - Cinebench R11.5
Page 13 - System Power Consumption
Page 14 - AMD FX-8350 'Pile Driver' Overclocking
Page 15 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion