Xeon 6944P vs FX-9370

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1626not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency0.70no data
DesignerAMDIntel
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)no data
Release date6 July 2013 (12 years ago)1 January 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-9370 and Xeon 6944P 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)72 (Doheptaconta-Core)
Threads8144
Base clock speed4.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.9 GHz
L2 cache8192 KBno data
L3 cacheno data432 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 3 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature57 °C76 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9370 and Xeon 6944P 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3+FCLGA7529
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt350 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9370 and Xeon 6944P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512, Intel® AMX
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

FX-9370 and Xeon 6944P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9370 and Xeon 6944P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9370 and Xeon 6944P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5(6400MT/s)
Maximum memory sizeno data3 TB
Max memory channelsno data12
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9370 and Xeon 6944P.

PCIe versionn/a5.0
PCI Express lanesno data96

Pros & cons summary


Recency 6 July 2013 1 January 2025
Physical cores 8 72
Threads 8 144
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 350 Watt

FX-9370 has 59.1% lower power consumption.

Xeon 6944P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, and 800% more physical cores and 1700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between AMD FX-9370 and Intel Xeon 6944P. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-9370 is a desktop processor while Xeon 6944P is a server/workstation one.

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