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In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the more expensive FX-9370 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1709 days newer than the more expensive FX-9370.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 6% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than FX-9370 - 159 vs 150 FPS
- Up to 29% cheaper than FX-9370 - $136.25 vs $191.43
- 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
Advantages of AMD FX-9370
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8500 - 8 vs 6 threads
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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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AMD FX-9370 Octa-core (8 Core) 4.40 GHz Processor - Socket AM3+Retail Pack
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Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FX-9370
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | AMD FX-9370 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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