AMD Athlon X4 760K vs AMD FX-8370

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 760K and AMD FX-8370 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 760K

AMD FX-8370

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 760K

Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8370

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1631 vs 1527
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6205 vs 2948
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 576 vs 493
Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2794 vs 1410

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1631 vs 1527
PassMark - CPU mark	6205 vs 2948
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	576 vs 493
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2794 vs 1410

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 760K
CPU 2: AMD FX-8370

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1527

1631

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2948

6205

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

493

576

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

2794

Name	AMD Athlon X4 760K	AMD FX-8370
PassMark - Single thread mark	1527	1631
PassMark - CPU mark	2948	6205
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	493	576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1410	2794
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	3124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		21.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.236

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 760K	AMD FX-8370
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD760KWOHLBOX	FD8370FRHKHBX
OPN Tray	AD760KWOA44HL
Place in performance rating	2360	2368
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Vishera
Launch date		September 2014
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.46
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		61.10°C
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith cooler
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)