AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.3 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8310 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 30.76

Overall Rank:
2078th fastest in multithreading out of 5121 CPUs
2596th fastest in single threading out of 5121 CPUs
586th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $164.04 USD (2024-07-25)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5045

Single Thread Rating

1408

Samples: 214*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 7,764
Thread: 1,386

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core

Integer Math	35,757 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,565 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	11,272 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,502 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	89,162 KBytes/Sec
Physics	488 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,123 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,408 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 17th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$164.04 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,695
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,137
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,863
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,175
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,658
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,147
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,045

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F		178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		161.95
Intel Core i9-13900K		148.60
Intel Core i9-12900K		136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		51.93
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		30.76
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		1,408

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2557257 - Apr 16 2025		4627
BL2402352 - Feb 09 2025		4929
BL2361079 - Jan 23 2025		5591
BL2260083 - Nov 30 2024		3168
BL2095634 - May 07 2024		5499

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,045
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,739 (+13.7%)
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,114 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,628 (-8.3%)
Intel Core i5-4590T @ 2.00GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,066 (-19.4%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,019 (-0.5%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		6,141 (+21.7%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,577 (+10.5%)
AMD FX-8370E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,319 (+5.4%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,361 (-13.6%)
Intel Core i5-4440S @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,330 (-14.2%)
Intel Core i5-3340 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,229 (-16.2%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,128 (-18.2%)

Is the AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 17th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,497
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,597
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,285
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,812
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,679
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,489
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,416
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		699

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