CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 4790K vs 8370 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)

Performance

Benchmark performance using all cores
Core i7 4790K
9.5
FX 8370
6.9
Core i5 4690K
7.8
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

Single-core Performance

Individual core benchmark performance
Core i7 4790K
10.0
FX 8370
6.2
Core i5 4690K
9.2
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Core i7 4790K
6.7
FX 8370
0.0
Core i5 4690K
6.2
Fire Strike

Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)

Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Core i7 4790K
6.6
FX 8370
0.0
Core i5 4690K
6.7
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

Performance per Watt

How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Core i7 4790K
10.0
FX 8370
5.7
Core i5 4690K
9.5
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

Value

Are you paying a premium for performance?
Core i7 4790K
6.7
FX 8370
6.0
Core i5 4690K
6.7
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more
9.7

CPUBoss Score

Combination of all six facets
Core i7 4790K
9.7
FX 8370
5.5
Core i5 4690K
9.2

Winner
Intel Core i7 4790K 

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Intel Core i7 4790K

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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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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD FX 8370 vs the Intel Core i7 4790K.

Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4790K vs FX 8370

GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K
15,490
FX 8370
11,583

GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K
4,004
FX 8370
2,186

GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs

Core i7 4790K
5,140,000 MB/s
FX 8370
2,450,000 MB/s

Cinebench R10 32-Bit

Core i7 4790K
33,538
FX 8370
23,394

Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)

Core i7 4790K
8,785
FX 8370
4,436

Specifications Full list of technical specs

summary

 Core i7 4790K  vs
FX 8370 
Clock speed 4 GHz 4 GHz
Turbo clock speed 4.4 GHz 4.3 GHz
Cores Quad core Octa core
Is unlocked Yes 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
EM64T
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

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 No Yes
Maximum bandwidth 25,600 MB/s 29,866.66 MB/s

details

 Core i7 4790K  vs
FX 8370 
Architecture x86-64 x86-64
Threads 8 8
L2 cache 1 MB 8 MB
L2 cache per core 0.25 MB/core 1 MB/core
L3 cache 8 MB 0 MB
L3 cache per core 2 MB/core 0 MB/core
Manufacture process 22 nm 32 nm
Operating temperature Unknown - 74.04°C Unknown - 61°C

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 1,250 MHz N/A

power consumption
TDP 88W 125W
Annual home energy cost 21.2 $/year 30.11 $/year
Annual commercial energy cost 77.09 $/year 109.5 $/year
Performance per watt 11.42 pt/W 12.4 pt/W
Typical power consumption 71.5W 101.56W
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