IntelBX80646I34370
IntelBX8071512700K

2 Cores, 4 Threads @3.8GHz, Haswell.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 80,253 user samples
1,504 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 72% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 52% Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 52% Great: 72%
SPEED RANK: 487th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
78,749 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 123% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 102% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 31st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
65.8 % 114 % Much faster effective speed.
+73%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
85.9 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+5%
81.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
100 Pts 201 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+101%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
176 Pts 397 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+126%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
266 Pts 781 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+194%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
270 Pts 1407 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+421%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.7 Pts +2% 92.7 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
113 Pts 212 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+88%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
210 Pts 423 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+101%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
301 Pts 841 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+179%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
301 Pts 1587 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+427%
Market Share
Based on 67,718,390 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 1.2 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Value
Value For Money
107 % 120 % Better value.
+12%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
52 % 90 % Much more popular.
+73%
Price
Price (score)
$47 Much cheaper.
+79%
$228
Age
Newest
115 Months 29 Months Much more recent.
+75%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
54 Watts Much more energy efficient.
+57%
125 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
2 cores 12 cores Hugely higher core count.
+500%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
4 threads 20 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+400%
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm 10 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+55%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.8 GHz Slightly faster base frequency.
+6%
3.6 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.8 GHz 5 GHz Much faster turbo frequency.
+32%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
302 Pts 2480 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+721%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
271 Pts 2271 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+738%
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell Alder Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1150 FCLGA1700
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 4600 UHD 770
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The Intel Core i3-4370 is a mid-range dual-core four threaded 4th generation (Haswell) processor. It was released in Q3 2014 and thanks to its base frequency of 3.8 GHz, it scores a very respectable 96 for effective speed. Whilst this is fast enough to run nearly all applications smoothly, 3D graphics performance is limited by the integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600. Although the 4370 is currently the fastest i3, it’s worth considering the i3-4160 which offers significantly better value for money. Comparing the 4160 and 4370 shows that the 4160 is 22% cheaper but only 5% slower in terms of effective speed. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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