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In short — Core i7-3960X 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 i7-3960X is 1023 days older than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 2% better in DOOM Eternal than FX-8370 - 459 vs 452 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 21% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - $276.99 vs $350.0
- Up to 20% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Core i7-3960X - $0.61 vs $0.76 per FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 125 vs 130 Watts
DOOM Eternal
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1920 x 1080
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Nightmare
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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Nightmare
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | AMD FX-8370 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 2nd, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 130 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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