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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 5950X is 2256 days newer than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $276.99 vs $375.22
- Up to 18% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 5950X - $1.3 vs $1.58 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 11% better in Fortnite than FX-8370 - 237 vs 213 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 - 32 vs 8 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
FPS
213
89.87341772151899%
Value, $/FPS
$1.3/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 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
237
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.58/FPS
82.27848101265822%
Price, $
$375.22
73%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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Updated 359681 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8370 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
115 FPS
$9.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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161 FPS
$9.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
In Stock
237 FPS
$16.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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120 FPS
$11.25/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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209 FPS
$12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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128 FPS
$11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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155 FPS
$10.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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156 FPS
$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
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128 FPS
$11.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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168 FPS
$33.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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