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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the more expensive FX-8370 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2620 days newer than the more expensive FX-8370.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 9% better in Metro Exodus than FX-8370 - 152 vs 139 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than FX-8370 - $253.44 vs $276.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing Metro Exodus than FX-8370 - $1.67 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
AMD FD8370FRHKBOX FX-8370 Black Edition 8 Core CPU Processor AM3+ 4300Mhz 125W 16MB
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Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
152
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$253.44
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 12 |
| 8 | Threads | 20 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8370 or Core i7-12700K
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
55 FPS
$23.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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45 FPS
$32.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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90 FPS
$25.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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90 FPS
$23.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$15.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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71 FPS
$27.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,969
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90 FPS
$14.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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31 FPS
$54.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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31 FPS
$60.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,889
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71 FPS
$22.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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