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    AMD FX-8370 vs Intel Core i3-4370

    AMD FX-8370
    AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
    4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
    AMD FX-8370
    Intel Core i3-4370
    Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
    3800 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jul 2014
    Intel Core i3-4370

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      114%
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      100%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      150%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD FX-8370
      162%
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD FX-8370

    Much higher multi threaded performance (around 62% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4370

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 50% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    71 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 i3-4370
    MMX
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSSE3
    SSE4.1
    SSE4.2
    SSE4a
    AMD64
    AMD-V
    AES
    AVX
    CLMUL
    CVT16
    EVP
    FMA4
    XOP
    Turbo Core
    HT3.1
    AVX2
    EIST
    Intel 64
    XD bit
    VT-x
    Hyper-Threading
    AES-NI
    TSX
    FMA3

    Architecture

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
    ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_Haswell
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameVisheravsHaswell
    Release DateSep 2014vsJul 2014

    Cores

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
    Cores8vs2
    Threads8vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4600

    Cache

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
    L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs4096 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
    SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1150
    Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size315mm²vs177mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
    Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3800 MHz
    Turbo Clock4300 MHzvsnone
    Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.45 Vvsunknown
    TDP125 Wvs54 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8370
      2623 points
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      4256 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD FX-8370
      16006 points
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      10214 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      10991
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      7137

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      2540
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      3688

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      12941
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      7818

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD FX-8370
      2167
    • Intel Core i3-4370
      3376

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8370
      635
    • Intel Core i3-4370 (simulated)
      380

    points - higher is better

    Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

    • AMD FX-8370
      102
    • Intel Core i3-4370 (simulated)
      153.95

    points - higher is better

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