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AMD FX-8370E vs Intel Core i5-3230M
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
AMD FX-8370E
100 %
8C / 8T · 3.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-3230M
57 %
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Single-core performance
AMD FX-8370E
92 %
8C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Intel Core i5-3230M
100 %
2C / 4T · 3.20 GHz
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Multi-core performance
AMD FX-8370E
100 %
8C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
Intel Core i5-3230M
42 %
2C / 4T · 2.60 GHz
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
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FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
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2,504 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
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Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
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Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
945 entries
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8370E | Intel Core i5-3230M |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD FX (30) | Intel Core i5 (336) |
| CPU group | AMD FX-8000 (11) | Intel Core i 3000M (29) |
| Architecture | Vishera (Bulldozer) | Ivy Bridge H |
| Technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | AM3+ | BGA 1023 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8370E | Intel Core i5-3230M |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 8 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 8x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.30 GHz | 2.60 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.30 GHz | 3.20 GHz |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 3.80 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 8.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8370E | Intel Core i5-3230M |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| GPU frequency | 0.65 - 1.10 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 16 / 128 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8370E | Intel Core i5-3230M |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8370E | Intel Core i5-3230M |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8370E | Intel Core i5-3230M |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 95 W | 35 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD FX-8370E | Intel Core i5-3230M |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Unknown | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX |
| Release date | Q3/2014 | Q1/2013 |
| Release price | 170 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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