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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3900X 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 Ryzen 9 3900X is 1769 days newer than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3900X - $276.99 vs $445.0
- Up to 21% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Ryzen 9 3900X - $2.56 vs $3.25 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
- Performs up to 27% better in Grand Theft Auto V than FX-8370 - 137 vs 108 FPS
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 105 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 24 vs 8 threads
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
FPS
108
78.83211678832117%
Value, $/FPS
$2.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$276.99
100%
Value Winner
AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
137
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.25/FPS
78.76923076923077%
Price, $
$445
62%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-core, 24-thread unlocked desktop processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 9 3900X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Matisse |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8370 or Ryzen 9 3900X
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
115 FPS
$34.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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115 FPS
$26.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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102 FPS
$17.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 3900X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,799.99
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