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In short — Core i7-3960X outperforms the cheaper FX-8370 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-8370 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3960X is 1023 days older than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $276.99 vs $289.2
- Up to 1% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-3960X - $3.04 vs $3.08 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 125 vs 130 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 3% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than FX-8370 - 94 vs 91 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 12 vs 8 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
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Ultra
AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | vs | Intel Core i7-3960X |
|---|---|---|
Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 14th, 2011 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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