FX-9370: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 3.98% of a leader's which is AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
AMD started FX-9370 sales 6 July 2013. This is a Vishera architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 8 cores and 8 threads, and is based on 32nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 4700 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AM3+ processor with a TDP of 220 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
General info
FX-9370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 1327 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Value for money | 0.81 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | |
| Release date | 6 July 2013 (10 years old) | |
| Current price | $258 | of 17802 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | |
| Threads | 8 | |
| Base clock speed | 4.4 GHz | of 4.7 (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | |
| Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | of 110 (Core Ultra 7 165H) |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9370 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M) |
| Socket | AM3+ | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Technologies and extensions
Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by FX-9370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | |
| FMA | + | |
| AVX | + |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by FX-9370's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.
| PCIe version | n/a | of 5 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX) |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of FX-9370. Overall benchmark performance 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.
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%
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%
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%
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
Benchmark coverage: 4%
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to FX-9370 is Core i3-8100, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 3 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
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