FX-9800P vs FX-9370

Primary details

Comparing FX-9370 and FX-9800P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1350	1977
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.05	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	6 July 2013 (10 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$193	$926

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-9370 and FX-9800P 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.6 GHz
L2 cache	8192 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	315 mm2	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,200 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9370 and FX-9800P 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	no data
Socket	AM3+	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9370 and FX-9800P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9370 and FX-9800P are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9370 and FX-9800P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3, DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9370 and FX-9800P.

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.

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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-9370 outperforms FX-9800P by 141% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.95	1.64
Recency	6 July 2013	1 June 2016
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	15 Watt

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