AMD FX-8370 vs Intel Core i5-3550

AMD FX-8370
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
AMD FX-8370
Intel Core i5-3550
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i5-3550

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8370
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    109%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8370
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    135%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8370
    118%
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8370

18% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3550

Much higher single threaded performance (around 35% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
48 watts lower power draw.
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8370.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3550
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
TXT
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3550
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameVisheravsIvy Bridge
Release DateSep 2014vsApr 2012

Cores

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3550
Cores8vs4
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2500

Cache

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3550
L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3550
SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size315mm²vs160mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3550
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3300 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs3700 MHz
Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.45 Vvsunknown
TDP125 Wvs77 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8370
    2623 points
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    3811 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8370
    16006 points
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    13596 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8370
    10991
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    9623

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8370
    2540
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    3306

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8370
    12941
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    10522

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8370
    2167
  • Intel Core i5-3550
    3039

points - higher is better