Intel Xeon E7-4850 v3 vs AMD FX-9370

Comparative analysis of Intel Xeon E7-4850 v3 and AMD FX-9370 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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).

Intel Xeon E7-4850 v3

AMD FX-9370

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Xeon E7-4850 v3

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 14 vs 8
20 more threads: 28 vs 8
Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 70°C vs 57°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 91% lower typical power consumption: 115 Watt vs 220 Watt

Number of cores	14 vs 8
Number of threads	28 vs 8
Maximum core temperature	70°C vs 57°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt vs 220 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9370

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 68% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 2.80 GHz

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 2.80 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Xeon E7-4850 v3
CPU 2: AMD FX-9370

Name	Intel Xeon E7-4850 v3	AMD FX-9370
PassMark - Single thread mark		1696
PassMark - CPU mark		6321
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		607
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2981
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.983
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		29.981
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.431
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.125

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Xeon E7-4850 v3	AMD FX-9370
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Vishera
Launch date	Q2'15	July 2013
Place in performance rating	not rated	2521
Processor Number	E7-4850V3
Series	Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 v3 Family	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Server	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD9370FHHKWOF
OPN Tray		FD9370FHW8KHK
Price now		$178.89
Value for money (0-100)		15.59
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.20 GHz	4.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s QPI
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	70°C	57°C
Maximum frequency	2.80 GHz	4.7 GHz
Number of cores	14	8
Number of QPI Links	3
Number of threads	28	8
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
L3 cache		8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s
Maximum memory size	1.5 TB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1333/1600/1866, DDR3-1066/1333/1600	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		1866 MHz
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	4	1
Package Size	52mm x 45mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA2011	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	115 Watt	220 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	32
PCI Express revision	3.0	n / a
PCIe configurations	x4, x8, x16
Scalability	S4S
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Instruction Replay Technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	46-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)