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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 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 i5-3550 is 856 days older than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Performs up to 6% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than FX-8370 - 94 vs 89 FPS
- Consumes up to 38% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 77 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i5-3550 - $276.99 vs $335.0
- Up to 13% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-3550 - $3.11 vs $3.56 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550 - 8 vs 4 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53550
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AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550 | vs | AMD FX-8370 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
77 W | TDP | 125 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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