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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $488
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1508 days newer than the cheaper FX-8370.
Advantages of AMD FX-8370
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $276.99 vs $468.0
- Up to 31% better value when playing Valorant than Core i9-9900K - $0.4 vs $0.58 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 17% better in Valorant than FX-8370 - 806 vs 688 FPS
- Consumes up to 24% less energy than AMD FX-8370 - 95 vs 125 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-8370 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8370 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
FPS
688
85.35980148883374%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/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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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
806
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.58/FPS
68.96551724137932%
Price, $
$468
59%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 360443 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
FX-8370
Desktop • Sep 2nd, 2014
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-8370 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
| 125 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-8370 or Core i9-9900K
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
609 FPS
$7.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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548 FPS
$6.94/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,800.94
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510 FPS
$7.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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