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: 30.51

Overall Rank:
2586th fastest in multithreading out of 6040 CPUs
3174th fastest in single threading out of 6040 CPUs
676th fastest in out of 1595 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

5005

Single Thread Rating

1367

Samples: 230*
*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	34,849 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	8,381 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	28 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	10,993 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,533 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	88,009 KBytes/Sec
Physics	468 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,097 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,367 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of October 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,196
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,065
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		34,287
Apple M4 10 Core		23,573
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,821
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,539
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,025
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,649
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,120
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,005

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		145.48
Intel Core i9-14900K		126.79
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.12
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		110.61
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		103.82
Intel Core i9-13900K		92.46
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		80.56
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		30.51
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,690
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,595
Apple M4 10 Core		4,492
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,882
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		3,761
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,672
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,485
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,908
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,557
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		1,367

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3450594 - May 05 2026		5083
BL3445977 - May 02 2026		1161
BL3444195 - May 01 2026		1019
BL3406228 - Apr 12 2026		6245
BL3405387 - Apr 11 2026		6178

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,005
AMD FX-8320E Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,137 (+2.7%)
Intel Core i5-4690K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,680 (+13.5%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		6,094 (+21.8%)
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		6,178 (+23.5%)
Intel Core i5-6500T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,766 (-4.8%)
Intel Core i5-4460S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,660 (-6.9%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,231 (-15.5%)
Intel Core i5-4590T @ 2.00GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,058 (-18.9%)
Intel Core i5-4570S @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		4,997 (-0.2%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		6,167 (+23.2%)
Intel Core i5-6600T @ 2.70GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,587 (+11.6%)
Intel Core i5-4590 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		5,379 (+7.5%)

Is the AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 5th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		15,435
AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D		12,520
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,387
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,103
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 9755X3D		12,028
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,259
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,686
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus		10,510
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,379
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,353
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,052
AMD FX-8310 Eight-Core		673

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