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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900KS outperforms the cheaper FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900KS is 2772 days newer than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - $278.02 vs $321.86
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 125 vs 150 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 27% better in Borderlands 3 than FX-8370 - 251 vs 197 FPS
- Up to 9% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than FX-8370 - $1.28 vs $1.41 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
FPS
251
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.28/FPS
100%
Price, $
$321.86
86%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9 (12th Gen) i9-12900KS Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and Hexadeca-core (16 Core) 2.50 GHz
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KS |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 5th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 150 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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