IntelBX80662I76700K
AMDFD837EWMHKBOX

4 Cores, 8 Threads @4.0GHz, Skylake.
Release date: Q3 2015.

8 Cores, 8 Threads @3.3GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q3 2014.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 594,617 user samples
588,978 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 90% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 70% Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 70% Great: 90%
SPEED RANK: 224th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
5,639 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 66% Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 53% Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
SPEED RANK: 583rd / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
80.8 % Much faster effective speed.
+35%
59.9 %
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
88.6 Pts Slightly lower memory latency.
+8%
81.7 Pts
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
119 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+87%
63.8 Pts
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
224 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+90%
118 Pts
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
395 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+91%
207 Pts
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
597 Pts Much faster octa-core speed.
+80%
332 Pts
Memory
OC Memory Latency
95.9 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+5%
91.3 Pts
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
137 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+81%
75.9 Pts
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
258 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+82%
142 Pts
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
459 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+83%
251 Pts
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
696 Pts Much faster OC octa-core speed.
+64%
425 Pts
Market Share
Based on 67,743,800 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.05 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
0 %
Value
Value For Money
91.1 % Much better value.
+76%
51.8 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
78 % Much more popular.
+50%
52 %
Price
Price (score)
$180 Much cheaper.
+62%
$471
Age
Newest
104 Months Slightly more recent.
+10%
115 Months
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP)
91 Watts +4% 95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores
4 cores 8 cores Hugely higher core count.
+100%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads
8 threads 8 threads
Lithography
Manufacturing process
14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+56%
32 nm
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed
4 GHz Faster base frequency.
+21%
3.3 GHz
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz 4.3 GHz +2%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
716 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+68%
426 Pts
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
612 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+82%
336 Pts
Series
CPU Architecture
Skylake Piledriver
Socket
Motherboard Socket
FCLGA1151 AM3+
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
HD 530 None
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The FX-8370E is an energy efficient Vishera eight core desktop processor based on AMD’s Piledriver architecture. It was launched in September 2014 and is the energy efficient version of the FX-8370 boasting a lower TDP of 95 Watts versus 125 Watts on the FX-8370. Comparing the 8370E and 8370 shows that the lower TDP comes at a cost: the 8370E scores a relatively lacklustre effective speed of 73 compared to the non-E version which scores 83. The lower score is consistent with the relative clock speeds: 3.3 GHz on the 8370E versus 4.0 GHz on the 8370. Priced the same as the 8370, there is a direct choice between being green or speedy. Or, if you don’t really need the above average multi-threaded performance that the 8370E offers, then you may be better off with the superb single-threaded performance from any number of Intel’s offerings. [Dec '14 CPUPro]

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