AMD FX-8350 8-Core Black Edition Processor Review

Futuremark 3DMark 11

3DMark 11 is the latest version of the worlds 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.

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

3DMark11 Performance 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:

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.