Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2256 days newer than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 1% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $276.99 vs $279.0
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 18% better in Saints Row than FX-8370 - 174 vs 147 FPS
- Up to 15% better value when playing Saints Row than FX-8370 - $1.6 vs $1.88 per 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
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
174
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.6/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $279 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 280293 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5900X |
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Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
FX | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 12 |
8 | Threads | 24 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 105 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
20.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |