AMD FX-7500 vs Intel Core i7-3770K

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AMD FX-7500 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-3770K
AMD FX-7500 Intel Core i7-3770K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD FX-7500 and the Intel Core i7-3770K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD FX-7500 4 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the Intel Core i7-3770K which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2012.
AMD FX (30) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD FX-7000 (2) CPU group Intel Core i 3000 (31)
3 Generation 3
Kaveri (Steamroller) Architecture Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Core i7-4770K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD FX-7500 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz (3.30 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i7-3770K clocks with 3.50 GHz (3.90 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 8 threads in parallel.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3770K
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.10 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.90 GHz
3.30 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.90 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3770K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
0.55 GHz GPU frequency 0.65 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
6 GPU Generation 7
28 nm Technology 22 nm
2 Max. displays 3
8 Compute units 16
512 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
12 DirectX Version 11.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD FX-7500, while the Intel Core i7-3770K supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3770K
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD FX-7500 has a TDP of 19 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i7-3770K is 77 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3770K
19 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 77 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD FX-7500 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of Intel Core i7-3770K is at 8.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.

AMD FX-7500 Characteristic Intel Core i7-3770K
28 nm Technology 22 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
FM2+ Socket LGA 1155
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2012
-- Release price 275 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-7500 (38%)
Intel Core i7-3770K (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-7500 (41%)
Intel Core i7-3770K (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
336 (38%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
873 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
849 (25%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
3409 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Kaveri) @ 0.55 GHz
425 (100%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
Intel HD Graphics 4000 @ 1.15 GHz
294 (69%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
3616 (56%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
6474 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
737 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
2527 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
286 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
1391 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
597.4 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
384 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1866 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
137 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-7500 AMD FX-7500
4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-3770K Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.90 GHz
672 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD FX-7500 Intel Core i7-3770K
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