IntelBX80648I75930K
AMDFD8370FRHKBOX

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.5GHz, Haswell-E.
Release date: Q3 2014.

8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 68,759 user samples
34,039 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 91% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 91%
SPEED RANK: 241st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
34,720 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 68% Base clock 4 GHz
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 68%
SPEED RANK: 545th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
79.8 % Faster effective speed.
+29%
62.1 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
87.2 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+7%
81.5 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
103 Pts Much faster single-core speed.
+52%
67.6 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
205 Pts Much faster dual-core speed.
+60%
128 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
391 Pts Much faster quad-core speed.
+69%
232 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
642 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+74%
368 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
94.8 Pts +4% 91.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
126 Pts Much faster OC single-core speed.
+66%
75.8 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
248 Pts Much faster OC dual-core speed.
+70%
146 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
483 Pts Much faster OC quad-core speed.
+80%
269 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
780 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+83%
426 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,775,134 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0.05 % Hugely higher market share.
+400%
0.01 %
Value
Value For Money
117 % Much better value.
+65%
70.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
58 % +2% 57 %
Price
Price (score)
$70 Much cheaper.
+60%
$175
Age
Newest
116 Months 115 Months +1%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
140 Watts 125 Watts More energy efficient.
+11%
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
6 cores 8 cores Much higher core count.
+33%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
12 threads Much higher thread count.
+50%
8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
22 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+31%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
3.5 GHz 4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+14%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
3.7 GHz 4.3 GHz Faster turbo frequency.
+16%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
983 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+128%
431 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
814 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+117%
375 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Haswell-E Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
LGA2011-V3 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
None None
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The Intel 5930K is Intel's new middle tier Haswell-E prosumer CPU. This model has base/turbo clocks of 3.5/3.7 GHz and sports 6 physical cores with 12 hyperthreads. The 5930K offers enormous processing throughput but like its Haswell-E siblings it lacks in single and dual-core speed. Comparing the 5930K and 4790K shows that the 4790K offers nearly 20% more single and dual core throughput and is priced nearly 40% lower than the 5930K. The 5930K does win hands down on multi-core workloads but these are not generally relevant to consumers. Finally since the Haswell-E architecture is coupled with the X99 chipset it requires far more expensive DDR4 RAM with offers little upside over DDR3. [Sep '14 CPUPro]

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The FX-8370 is a top of the range black edition Vishera eight core processor based on AMD’s Piledriver architecture. It was launched in September 2014 and is both cheaper and faster than the FX-8350. The FX range offers high performance and this particular processor holds a world record for reaching an incredible 8.7 GHz when overclocked under lab conditions. For typical users however, the FX-8370 runs at 4.0/4.3 GHz (base/turbo) and typically hits 5.0 GHz when overclocked. Its effective speed is 83 which is currently only exceeded by AMD's 20% more expensive FX-9590 (scoring 85), making it relatively good value for money. Eight cores aren’t necessary for most applications, but things are changing and if you heavily rely on multi-threaded applications then the FX-8370 may be a good choice. [Dec '14 CPUPro]

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