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    AMD FX-8370 vs Intel Core i5-3570T

    AMD FX-8370
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
    AMD FX-8370
    Intel Core i5-3570T
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    2300 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
    Intel Core i5-3570T

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      105%
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      100%
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      125%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      132%
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8370

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 32% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
    This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-3570T

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 25% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    80 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

    AMD FX-8370

    Productivity

    HWBench recommends AMD FX-8370

    Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3570T
    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 i5-3570T
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsIvy Bridge
    Release DateSep 2014vsApr 2012

    Cores

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3570T
    Cores8vs4
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 2500

    Cache

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3570T
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3570T
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs70°C
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size315mm²vs160mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i5-3570T
    Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs2300 MHz
    Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs3300 MHz
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.45 Vvsunknown
    TDP125 Wvs45 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8370
      2623 points
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      3399 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8370
      16006 points
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      9476 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      10991
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      8297

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      2167
    • Intel Core i5-3570T
      2729

    points - higher is better

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