The FX-8370 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 9 7900 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $215.95 cheaper!
Advantages of the FX-8370
- Up to 54% cheaper – $181.00 vs $396.95
Advantages of the Ryzen 9 7900
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 48% less energy – 65 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 24 vs 8 threads
FX-8370 vs Ryzen 9 7900 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Ryzen 9 7900
Jan 14th, 2023
Average FPS
218
100%
Min 1% FPS
143
100%
Price, $
$396.95
45%
Value, $/FPS
$1.82/FPS
59%
FX-8370 vs Ryzen 9 7900 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The FX-8370 vs Ryzen 9 7900 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The FX-8370 vs Ryzen 9 7900 in core CPU performance specifications
FX-8370
Sep 2nd, 2014
Cores
8-core
67%
L3 Cache
8 MB
12%
Base Frequency
4 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
80%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
36%
Ryzen 9 7900
Jan 14th, 2023
Cores
12-core
100%
L3 Cache
64 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.7 GHz
92%
Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
FX-8370 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
$199.00 | MSRP | $429.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Raphael |
| 125 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Frequency | 5.4 GHz |
| 8 MB | L3 Cache | 64 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1866 MHz | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
