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Processor comparison

AMD FX-8370 vs Intel Core i3-4370

AMD

AMD FX-8370

AMD Socket AM3+ 4000 MHz 8 cores Sep 2014 DESKTOP
AMD FX-8370
Intel

Intel Core i3-4370

Intel Socket 1150 3800 MHz 2 cores Jul 2014 DESKTOP
Intel Core i3-4370

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD FX-8370114%
  • Intel Core i3-4370100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8370100%
  • Intel Core i3-4370148%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD FX-8370162%
  • Intel Core i3-4370100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider the 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 the Intel Core i3-4370

  • Much higher single threaded performance (around 48% 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

HWSpot recommends the 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 PiledriverIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3DDR3
CodenameVisheraHaswell
Release DateSep 2014Jul 2014

Cores

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
Cores82
Threads84
SMPs11
Integrated GraphicsNoIntel HD 4600

Cache

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
L1 Cache384 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache8192 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)4096 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
SocketAMD Socket AM3+Intel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknown72°C
PackageuPGAFC-LGA12C
Die Size315mm²177mm²
Process32 nm22 nm

Performance

AMD FX-8370Intel Core i3-4370
Cpu Frequency4000 MHz3800 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHznone
Base Clock200 MHz100 MHz
Voltage1.45 Vunknown
TDP125 W54 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-83702623 points
  • Intel Core i3-43704256 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD FX-837016006 points
  • Intel Core i3-437010214 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-837010991
  • Intel Core i3-43707137

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-83702540
  • Intel Core i3-43703688

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

  • AMD FX-837012941
  • Intel Core i3-43707818

points - higher is better

GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

  • AMD FX-83702167
  • Intel Core i3-43703376

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8370635
  • Intel Core i3-4370 (simulated)380

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD FX-8370102
  • Intel Core i3-4370 (simulated)146.15

points - higher is better

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