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| Intel Core i3 4370 vs AMD FX 8350 |
Released July, 2014
Intel Core i3 4370
- 3.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i3 4370
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 43.88W |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 13.01 $/year |
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Released October, 2012
AMD FX 8350
- 4 GHz
- Octa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD FX 8350
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | More cores 8 |
![]() | Higher clock speed 4 GHz | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.69 GHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 43.88W | vs | 159.66W | 3.6x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 32 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | vs | 56.1 $/year | 4.3x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 66.4 °C | vs | 61 °C | Around 10% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | vs | 159.62 $/year | 3.4x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Newer | Jul, 2014 | vs | Oct, 2012 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
More cores | 8 | vs | 2 | 6 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
Higher clock speed | 4 GHz | vs | 3.8 GHz | More than 5% higher clock speed | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.69 GHz | vs | 3.97 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 8.79 GHz | vs | 3.93 GHz | Around 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i3 4370 vs FX 8350
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 4370
7,410
FX 8350
11,483
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 4370
3,511
FX 8350
2,193
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i3 4370
4,845,000 MB/s
FX 8350
2,470,000 MB/s
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i3 4370
5,581
FX 8350
9,134
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i3 4370
2,219
FX 8350
1,525
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i3 4370 | vs | FX 8350 |
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Clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Octa core | |
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
ABM | |||
BMI1 | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 54W | 125W | |
Annual home energy cost | 13.01 $/year | 56.1 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 47.3 $/year | 159.62 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 22.54 pt/W | 5.72 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 43.88W | 159.66W |
details | Core i3 4370 | vs | FX 8350 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 8 | |
L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 66.4°C | Unknown - 61°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.97 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.93 GHz | 8.79 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.97 GHz | 4.69 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
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