Ryzen 3 2200U vs FX-8370
Aggregate performance score
FX-8370 outperforms Ryzen 3 2200U by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-8370 and Ryzen 3 2200U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1351 | 1722 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.00 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 2 September 2014 (9 years ago) | 26 October 2017 (6 years ago) |
| Current price | $200 | $549 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-8370 and Ryzen 3 2200U 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 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 4500 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-8370 and Ryzen 3 2200U 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3+ | FP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8370 and Ryzen 3 2200U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8370 and Ryzen 3 2200U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8370 and Ryzen 3 2200U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8370 and Ryzen 3 2200U.
| PCIe version | n/a | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
FX-8370 outperforms Ryzen 3 2200U by 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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 Ryzen 3 2200U by 73% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
Ryzen 3 2200U outperforms FX-8370 by 54% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
FX-8370 outperforms Ryzen 3 2200U by 32% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.01 | 2.32 |
| Recency | 2 September 2014 | 26 October 2017 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 15 Watt |
The FX-8370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 2200U in performance tests.
Note that FX-8370 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 2200U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8370 and Ryzen 3 2200U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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