- 32nm Vishera 125W
- 8MB L3 Cache
- 8MB L2 Cache
Fast, and competitively priced.
01/17/2014
This review is from: AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0 GHz (4.2 GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W FD8350FRHKBOX Desktop Processor
Pros:
Such a great value. I typically run it with Windows 8.1 and sometimes VirtualBox. Some video encoders don't utilize more than 30% of the resources. When Handbrake is using 100%, I still find other applications tend to run fast and well and are very usable.
Cons:
The very first time I powered it up, it ran very hot. After power-cycling my system once, I never had trouble again. My guess is that this had something to do with BIOS auto-configuration or some CPU detection mechanism.
Beyond that, x86-64 ISA is a bit of a mess. That is not AMDs fault, it's the type of thing that happens in the world of Wintel market acceptance.
Overall Review:
I don't put TDP/power consumption in as a con because I purchased this CPU fully expecting it to be such. As there is a 42% increase when going with the comparable (lower power consuming) Intel CPU, this was a no brainer of a purchase. As of 1/17/2014 I am somewhat perplexed as what would be considered newer.
The stock cooler is definitely sufficient, but some people may encounter damage to the neighboring memory module as the hot air gets blown directly onto the module. It may be a good idea to go for a cooler that blows the hot air away from the RAM banks, but bear in mind that some models will lean up against the nearest RAM module.
Though I have dual graphics cards, I generally keep crossfire disabled because I drive three displays (2 LCD, one larger PDP). I don't play games often, but when I do I have nothing to complain about.
I bet it would be very interesting to use this CPU in conjunction with DragonFly BSD.
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- Ronald M.
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