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Take your PC's megatasking abilities to extreme levels with the first native 8-core desktop processor built with dynamic, tuneable performance to handle multiple intensive apps without breaking a sweat.
Enjoy the highest clocks and the most cores you can get on a consumer desktop PC with the AMD FX™ Series Processor family, from the company behind proven high-performance processors in the PlayStation® 4 and Xbox One™ gaming consoles, and Radeon™ graphics cards.
Featuring a 220 Watt TDP, the AMD FX™ Series processors have special system requirements including a robust liquid cooling system.
AMD FX Processors unlock maximum, unrestrained processing performance for extreme responsiveness you can see and feel.
Maximum PerformanceWe call it the new AMD FX 8-Core Processor Black Edition and it's unlocked for your overclocking pleasure. Experience unmatched multitasking and pure core performance with the industry's first 32nm 8-core desktop processor. Get the speed you crave with AMD Turbo CORE Technology to push your core frequencies to the limit when you need it most. Go beyond the limits of maximum speed with easy-to-use AMD OverDrive™ technology and AMD Catalyst™ Control Center™ software suites. But the best part of all? You'll get all this impressive performance at an unbelievable price. You'll be asking yourself "what competition?" in no time.
AMD FX 8-Core ProcessorsBenefit: Optimized memory controller to feed more cores.
AMD Virtualization™ (AMD-V™) Technology with IOMMUBenefit: Helps virtualization software to run more securely and efficiently enabling a better experience when dealing with virtual systems
AMD PowerNow!™ AMD Technology (Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology)
Pros:
functionality is best I've had in a CPU.
I do a lot of work/gaming on my PC and with this. my fps went up and my work went faster.
Cons: I had to scrape off the original thermal paste off the fab and apply my own. otherwise I was happy with it.
Other Thoughts: I would recommend for anyone trying to build a good PC on a kinda tight budget
Pros: Same as Nicholas in his review below, I bought one of these when they came out I paid a lot more for it but it's worth every penny. Even today with the Oculus rift, it's not letting me down. I've had to put a large heat sink on it, I have a mid tower and the cooler comes up to the side door with it's 120mm fan but I have zero problem with heat. I'll eventually upgrade to a LGA 1151 board I7-6700K and 32 gigs of DDR4 memory but I'm not going to retire this one, that comp with this processor is great and will be for a while.
Cons: Heat, you need a large cooler for it
Pros:
I've owned this processor for about two years now. There are quite a few good things about it. First off, I use this processor in my computer that I use for gaming. I pair this processor with a GTX 950 graphics card and 16GB of RAM. This processor can handle about everything that I can throw at it and still not reach peak usage. I regularly run several applications outside of whatever game that I intend to play and experience no difference in performance with the programs open. I am not afraid to open multiple games at once to complete tasks at the same time (WoW, BDO, Warframe) because I will still be able to play these games at the same time. This is an AM3+ socket CPU, so it is not current generation tech, but it still packs quite a bit of punch. The installation into a motherboard is easy to do with no complications. Since this is an AMD, installing aftermarket CPU coolers is also very simple and easy to do. This processor (at the time of review) is selling for $89.99, a GREAT price for this processor. Should you buy it, you will be extremely happy.
To summarize:
High performance capacity
Works for long amounts of time (going on 2 years)
Very powerful
Easy to install and maintain
Inexpensive
Cons:
As I have said above, this processor is great, but I have one complaint: the heat. This processor puts off a LOT of heat. The stock air cooler that comes with it works, but it is very loud and does not move enough air to keep it very cool. I recently changed coolers to a Corsair H55 Liquid Cooler. I have 0 complaints with that product and it is very easy to install. With the new cooler, it is much, much quieter. The operating temperature is also much better.
To summarize:
The CPU runs hot, replace the stock air cooler with either a larger air cooler, or a liquid cooler.
Other Thoughts: This CPU will not let you down as it is extremely powerful and comes at a very reasonable price. I would recommend this product to anyone who is looking to upgrade their computer. The AMD FX-8350 stands tall when facing heavy games (Ghost Recon: Wildlands, GTA V, ARK: Survival Evolved, etc.). This is a great processor for people who are in the early phase of computer building, or for those who are on a budget. There is a large amount of power available to you for an affordable price. Just be sure to take the extra step and get an aftermarket CPU cooler. They always say measure twice cut once, well... research twice, buy once. Be sure to make sure all your parts are compatible before you buy everything!
Pros: No issues so far and I love the price of this CPU!
Cons: None
Pros: This thing is a beast. It is able to keep up with most of todays games and run them at more then playable frame rates. The band for your buck here is incredible.
Cons: This processor takes a lot of juice, and creates a lot of heat. The performance you get though is worth it. Also extremely easy to overclock.
Pros: Have ordered several of these for my customers , never had problems
Cons: Could be less expensive.
Pros: I bought this to replace an aging AMD Athlon II X4 640 (which I've had for about 6+ years) and has served me well. The FX-8350 CPU does the trick. My PC is running much faster and I am glad I decided to upgrade the CPU only and not to the Ryzen platform.
Cons:
Runs at 125W vs. my old cpu at 95W. Will cost a few extra bucks per month on my utility bill.
The chip is great but I was hoping to get higher benchmark scores on PCMARK10 and CINEBENCH R15
The stock cooler that came with the CPU is nice but a little too loud for my liking. I would recommend you get an aftermarket cooler.
Other Thoughts:
I have 3 - 4MP IP cameras running/recording on my PC and the CPU usage on my Athlon II X4 640 was at 100%. My whole system was bogged down and running super slow. I thought about upgrading to the Ryzen platform but that meant swapping out my MB, CPU and RAM which would have cost me anywhere from $300-$500 for a decent upgrade. Newegg was selling the highest chip I can upgrade to on my AM3+ Gigabyte MB which was the FX-8350 and at $70 off, I took the plunge. My CPU usage using all 3 IP cameras is now anywhere from 20-40% which is amazing. System is running super smooth with no bottlenecks. I figure I can probably add another 2-3 IP cameras in the future with no problem. In the end for $110 I was able to future proof my PC for another couple of years.
Athlon II X4 640: CINEBENCH R15 score: 148 / PCMARK10 score: 2078
FX-8350: CINEBENCH R15 score: 610 / PCMARK10 score: 3103
My rig:
Windows 10
AMD FX-8350
Gigabyte GA-78LMT USB3 ver 6.0
GTX 1050 TI
16 GB RAM
ASUS Xonar DG sound card
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Pros: 8 cores on 4 dual-core modules. Price/cores value good when purchased in 2016, better now in late 2018.
Included heatsink/fan will get you by for testing and initial setup; see "Other," below.
This platform still has a place among its contemporaries. Ryzen has become impressive, and either it or the FX line are good choices for those who wish to avoid Intel and certain questionable issues and associations they've had and made over the years. Hint: despite outward appearances, part of intel is *not* actually HQ'd in the USA. Look into what led up to, and after "MobilEye."
Cons: The non-Wraith heatsink/fan, in its original state.
Other Thoughts: To improve the heatsink/fan unit, I modified it as follows:
There is an NTC thermistor on the *intake* side of the fan. This works against you because as long as internal case air is relatively cool (as it should be) the fan speed is kept low no matter how hot the base plate/CPU is.
Very carefully, I soldered the two leads of the thermistor together. Now the fan-as-is runs full-commanded speed from the motherboard's PWM speed control (it's a 4-wire fan). Whereas before, the mobo could deliver a full-duty PWM signal to the fan (CPU at temp & full load, mobo tries to ramp fan up), but because the thermistor senses cool air on the intake side of the fan, never reaches the speed it should. IOW, the thermistor input to the fan takes priority over the mobo's PWM signal it would otherwise operate by.
Simply solder the thermistor leads together and use your mobo's PWM auto fan control.
Also, the plate which contacts the top of the CPU wasn't flat in my example. 30 minutes to an hour for some crude lapping with a piece of Masonite and various grits of aluminum oxide paper made a sizable improvement. I used MX-2 for both pre- and post-modified heatsink.
I can't be exact about temps as the mobo I used was placed on an insulator and tested with a windows install. Very roughly, temps were from 75-80c(!) before, and circa 55-60c after the above lapping and fan mod. Notice that this was before installation in a case with "flow-through" airflow. These were spot checks in Sandra with short runs of eDuke32- very short to keep temps under control.
Plan on a Hyper212 or similar for long-term use. I'd suggest not even doing the OS & device driver installation without at least first modding the OEM HSF. If you aren't comfortable with that, by all means get an aftermarket HSF.
Now I built that system mainly for experience with "modern" post-UEFI motherboards, ultimately gutting it and keeping the CPU. I easily sold it afterwards. There are others with same/better performance/watt, but you have to deal with other issues/constraints, and in the case of intel, "leaks."
Would I order another one? Yes.
Even in late 2018? Certainly.