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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9600K outperforms the more expensive FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9600K is 1508 days newer than the more expensive FX-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 8% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-8370 - 119 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than FX-8370 - CA$225.0 vs CA$420.0
- Up to 51% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-8370 - CA$1.89 vs CA$3.82 per FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 8 vs 6 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
119
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.89/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$225
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80684I59600K Boxed Core i5-9600K Processor, 9MB Cache, up to 3.7 GHz
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AMD FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB FD8370FRHKBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | AMD FX-8370 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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