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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2771 days newer than the more expensive FX-8370.
Advantages of Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 17% better in FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than FX-8370 - 263 vs 225 FPS
- Up to 54% cheaper than FX-8370 - $83.47 vs $181.00
- Up to 60% better value when playing FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker than FX-8370 - $0.32 vs $0.80 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 12 vs 8 threads
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
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AMD FD8370FRHKHBX 4 GHz FX-8370 Octa-Core Desktop Processor with Wraith Cooler, Black Edition
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
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263
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$0.32/FPS
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Price, $
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AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-8370 | vs | Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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