Pentium D 820 vs FX-8370
Primary details
Comparing FX-8370 and Pentium D 820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1331 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium D |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Smithfield (2005) |
| Release date | 2 September 2014 (9 years ago) | May 2005 (19 years ago) |
| Current price | $202 | $183 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-8370 and Pentium D 820 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 28 KB |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 206 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | 64 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 169 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8370 and Pentium D 820 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 2 |
| Socket | AM3+ | PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8370 and Pentium D 820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| PAE | no data | 32 Bit |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
FX-8370 and Pentium D 820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8370 and Pentium D 820 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8370 and Pentium D 820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8370 and Pentium D 820.
| PCIe version | n/a | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
FX-8370 outperforms Pentium D 820 by 1143% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 95 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FX-8370 and Pentium D 820. We've got no test results to judge.
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