FX-8350 vs. Core i5-3470 CPU Review

Photoshop CS5

The best way to measure performance is by using real programs. The problem, though, is creating a methodology using real software that provides accurate results. For Photoshop CS5, we used a script called “Retouch Artist Speed Test,” which applies a series of filters to a sample image and gives us the time that Photoshop took to run all the filters. The results below are given in seconds, so the lower the number the better.

On Photoshop CS5, the Core i5-3470 was 30% faster than the FX-8350, while the Core i5-2500K was 7% faster than the new CPU from AMD. The FX-8350 was 8% faster than the FX-8150 on this program.