AMD FX-8120 vs AMD FX-8370E

AMD FX-8120
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 8 / Oct 2011

AMD FX-8370E
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
3300 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014

Summary

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8120

None

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8370E

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

Higher theoretical single-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.

Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture.

Gaming

HWBench recommends AMD FX-8370E

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Productivity

No clear winner declared

Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8120			AMD FX-8370E
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
AVX
CLMUL
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

	AMD FX-8120		AMD FX-8370E
Architecture	AMD Bulldozer	vs	AMD Piledriver
Market	Desktop	vs	Desktop
Memory Support	DDR3	vs	DDR3
Codename	Zambezi	vs	Vishera
Release Date	Oct 2011	vs	Sep 2014

Cores

	AMD FX-8120		AMD FX-8370E
Cores	8	vs	8
Threads	8	vs	8
SMPs	1	vs	1
Integrated Graphics	No	vs	No

Cache

	AMD FX-8120		AMD FX-8370E
L1 Cache	384 KB	vs	384 KB
L2 Cache	8192 KB	vs	8192 KB
L3 Cache	8192 KB (shared)	vs	8192 KB (shared)

Physical

	AMD FX-8120		AMD FX-8370E
Socket	AMD Socket AM3+	vs	AMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp	unknown	vs	unknown
Package	uPGA	vs	uPGA
Die Size	315mmÂ²	vs	315mmÂ²
Process	32 nm	vs	32 nm

Performance

	AMD FX-8120		AMD FX-8370E
Cpu Frequency	3100 MHz	vs	3300 MHz
Turbo Clock	4000 MHz	vs	4300 MHz
Base Clock	200 MHz	vs	200 MHz
Voltage	1.425 V	vs	1.45 V
TDP	125 W	vs	95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

AMD FX-8120
2360 points
AMD FX-8370E
2623 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

AMD FX-8120
11998 points
AMD FX-8370E
13205 points