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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive FX-9370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1709 days newer than the more expensive FX-9370.
Advantages of AMD FX-9370
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 5% better in The Last of Us Part I than FX-9370 - 135 vs 128 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than FX-9370 - $174.96 vs $193.93
- Up to 14% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than FX-9370 - $1.3 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD FX-9370 - 65 vs 220 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9370 doesn't have integrated graphics
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FD9370FHHKWOF FX-9370 FX-Series 8-Core Black Edition
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
135
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$1.3/FPS
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$174.96
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Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-9370
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-9370 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
8 | Threads | 6 |
4.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 220 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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