Intel Pentium G4560 vs AMD FX-8370

Intel Pentium G4560
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jan 2017
Intel Pentium G4560
AMD FX-8370
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 8 / Sep 2014
AMD FX-8370

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    100%
  • AMD FX-8370
    118%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    146%
  • AMD FX-8370
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    100%
  • AMD FX-8370
    168%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G4560

Much higher single threaded performance (around 46% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
74 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-8370.

Reasons to consider AMD FX-8370

Much higher multi threaded performance (around 68% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

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

Intel Pentium G4560AMD FX-8370
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
MPX
SGX
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Pentium G4560AMD FX-8370
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsVishera
Release DateJan 2017vsSep 2014

Cores

Intel Pentium G4560AMD FX-8370
Cores2vs8
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 610vsNo

Cache

Intel Pentium G4560AMD FX-8370
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium G4560AMD FX-8370
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp65°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium G4560AMD FX-8370
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs4000 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs4300 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.45 V
TDP51 Wvs125 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    4200 points
  • AMD FX-8370
    2623 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    10080 points
  • AMD FX-8370
    16006 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    377
  • AMD FX-8370
    635

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium G4560 (simulated)
    149.17
  • AMD FX-8370
    102

points - higher is better