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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

vs

AMD FX-8370

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X and AMD FX-8370 processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 4.6 GHz (Up to 4.6 GHz vs up to 4.3 GHz)
Larger L3 Cache: 32 MB (32 MB vs 8 MB (shared))
Higher Technology: TSMC 7nm FinFET (TSMC 7nm FinFET vs 32 nm)
Newer PCI Express Version: PCIe® 4.0 (PCIe® 4.0 vs Gen 2)
Higher Memory Type: DDR4 (DDR4 vs DDR3)
Newer Launch Date: November 2020 (November 2020 vs September 2014)

AMD FX-8370

More Total Cores: 8 (6 vs 8)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

AMD

November 2020

Launch Date

September 2014

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

Ryzen 5 5600X

Model Name

FX-8370

Vermeer

Code Name

Vishera

Generation

FX (Vishera)

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.7 GHz

Basic Frequency

4 GHz

Up to 4.6 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

up to 4.3 GHz

L1 Cache

384 KB

3 MB

L2 Cache

8 MB

32 MB

L3 Cache

8 MB (shared)

Bus Frequency

200 MHz

AM4

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket AM3+

Multiplier

20.0x

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

Unlocked for Overclocking

TSMC 7nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

32 nm

65W

TDP

125 W

95°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

PCIe® 4.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 2

Transistor Count

1,200 million

Memory Specifications

DDR4

Memory Type

DDR3

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

Up to 3200 MT/s

Bus Speed

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Discrete Graphics Card Required

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)