AMD FX-8370 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8370 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8370
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
- Around 34% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
- 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1625 vs 1454
- Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6171 vs 3760
- Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 576 vs 460
- Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2794 vs 1974
- Around 63% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.994 vs 6.141
- Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.936 vs 16.825
- Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.413 vs 0.312
- Around 69% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.025 vs 0.606
- Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 7.236 vs 5.417
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | September 2014 vs April 2010 |
Number of cores | 8 vs 6 |
Maximum frequency | 4.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1625 vs 1454 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6171 vs 3760 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 576 vs 460 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2794 vs 1974 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 9.994 vs 6.141 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 21.936 vs 16.825 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.413 vs 0.312 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.025 vs 0.606 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 7.236 vs 5.417 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD FX-8370
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | AMD FX-8370 | AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1625 | 1454 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 6171 | 3760 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 576 | 460 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2794 | 1974 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 3124 | 0 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 9.994 | 6.141 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 21.936 | 16.825 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.413 | 0.312 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.025 | 0.606 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 7.236 | 5.417 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD FX-8370 | AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Vishera | Thuban |
Family | AMD FX-Series Processors | |
Launch date | September 2014 | April 2010 |
OPN PIB | FD8370FRHKHBX | |
Place in performance rating | 2454 | 2815 |
Price now | $129.99 | |
Series | AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors | |
Value for money (0-100) | 20.46 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 4 GHz | |
Die size | 315 mm | 346 mm |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 6144 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm SOI | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 61.10°C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 6 |
Number of threads | 8 | |
P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | |
Transistor count | 1200 million | 904 million |
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Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3+ | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 125 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Wraith cooler | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | n / a | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |