AMD FX-8370 vs Intel Core i7-3770K

AMD FX-8370
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
AMD FX-8370
Intel Core i7-3770K
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 4 / Apr 2012
Intel Core i7-3770K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8370
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    130%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8370
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    152%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8370
    100%
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    115%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8370

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

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-3770K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 52% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
15% higher multi threaded performance.
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.
Around 30% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i7-3770K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-3770K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i7-3770K
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
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i7-3770K
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_IvyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameVisheravsIvy Bridge
Release DateSep 2014vsApr 2012

Cores

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i7-3770K
Cores8vs4
Threads8vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsNovsIntel HD 4000

Cache

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i7-3770K
L1 Cache384 KBvs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KBvs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i7-3770K
SocketAMD Socket AM3+vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Tempunknownvs67°C
PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
Die Size315mm²vs160mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i7-3770K
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs3500 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs3900 MHz
Base Clock200 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.45 Vvs1.025 V
TDP125 Wvs77 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8370
    2623 points
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    4017 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-8370
    16006 points
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    17304 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8370
    10991
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    13684

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8370
    2540
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    3802

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-8370
    12941
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    14955

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-8370
    2167
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    3467

points - higher is better

Rendering: POV-Ray 3.7

  • AMD FX-8370
    1506
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    1344

points per second - higher is better

7-zip

  • AMD FX-8370
    22994
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    21430

MIPS - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Single Threaded)

  • AMD FX-8370
    76.24
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    124.05

points - higher is better

3D Particle Movement (Multi Threaded)

  • AMD FX-8370
    410.3
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    676.31

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8370
    635
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    667

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8370
    102
  • Intel Core i7-3770K
    139

points - higher is better