Ryzen 5 2500U vs FX-8370

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Aggregate performance score

FX-8370
2014
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
3.83
Ryzen 5 2500U
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.06
+6%

Ryzen 5 2500U outperforms FX-8370 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-8370 and Ryzen 5 2500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15101459
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.95no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency2.9225.78
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Raven Ridge (2017−2019)
Release date2 September 2014 (10 years ago)26 October 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8370 and Ryzen 5 2500U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed4 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz2 GHz
Multiplierno data20
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache8192 KB2 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperature61 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8370 and Ryzen 5 2500U 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+FP5
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8370 and Ryzen 5 2500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8370 and Ryzen 5 2500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8370 and Ryzen 5 2500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon Vega 8

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8370 and Ryzen 5 2500U.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

FX-8370 3.83
Ryzen 5 2500U 4.06
+6%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

FX-8370 6148
Ryzen 5 2500U 6515
+6%

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.

FX-8370 499
Ryzen 5 2500U 815
+63.3%

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.

FX-8370 2012
Ryzen 5 2500U 2389
+18.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.83 4.06
Recency 2 September 2014 26 October 2017
Physical cores 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

FX-8370 has 100% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 2500U, on the other hand, has a 6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD FX-8370 and AMD Ryzen 5 2500U.

Note that FX-8370 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 2500U is a notebook one.

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