Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-7640X outperforms the more expensive FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-7640X is 1028 days newer than the more expensive FX-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-7640X
- Performs up to 13% better in Elden Ring than FX-8370 - 125 vs 111 FPS
- Up to 34% cheaper than FX-8370 - $156.0 vs $234.98
- Up to 41% better value when playing Elden Ring than FX-8370 - $1.25 vs $2.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 10% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 112 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-7640X - 8 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.25/FPS
100%
Price, $
$156
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-7640X | vs | AMD FX-8370 |
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Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Kaby Lake | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
112 W | TDP | 125 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |