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AMD

AMD FX-8370

Processor Released Sep 2, 2014

CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 8
Maximum boost clock: 4.3 GHz
Thermal design power: 125 W

Benchmark results

Reported score · version unreported · 1-Core Pts75.80^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2-Core Pts147^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 4-Core Pts278^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 64-Core Pts486^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 8-Core Pts481^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 8
CPU threads: 8
Base clock: 4 GHz
CPU reference clock: 200 MHz^*
L1 cache: 384 KB^*
Reported CPU clock: 4 GHz^*
Maximum boost clock: 4.3 GHz
L3 cache: 8 MB
L2 cache: 8 MB
Architecture: Piledriver^*
Socket / package: AM3+
Manufacturing process: 32nm SOI
Process node: 32 nm
Reported chip die area: 315 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 125 W^*
Transistors: 1,200 million^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
8 MB

Memory & storage

Video memory type: DDR3^*
Rated memory bandwidth: 29.90 GB/s^*

Supported memory

DDR3^*

CPU memory support

DDR3
Variant / details
Up to 1866 MT/s
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,866 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 125 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 22 fields

Name

FX-8370^*

L3 Cache

8^* MB

Default TDP

125^* W

L1 Cache

384^* KB

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

32nm SOI^*

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes^*

CPU Socket

AM3+^*

Family

FX-Series^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

61.1^* °C

System Memory Type

DDR3^*

System Memory Specification

Up to 1866 MT/s^*

Graphics Model

Discrete Graphics Card Required^*

Series

FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors^*

Product ID Boxed

FD8370FRHKBOX^*

Product ID Tray

FD8370FRW8KHK^*

Supported Technologies

AES^*

Form Factor

Desktops^*

# of CPU Cores

8^*

# of Threads

8^*

Max. Boost Clock

4.3^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Qualification: Up to^*
Original declaration: Up to 4.3 GHz^*

Base Clock

4^* GHz

L2 Cache

8^* MB

Specifications 2 · 22 fields

Name: AMD FX-8370^*
Name: AMD FX-8370^*
Cores: 8^*
Cores: 8^*
Threads: 8^*
Threads: 8^*
TDP: 125^* W
TDP: 125^* W
Socket: AM3+^*
Socket: AM3+^*
Integrated GPU: No^*
Integrated GPU: No^*
Product Page: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01798X7D2?tag=pckombo04b-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1^*
Price: $145.36 USD^*
Producer: AMD^*
Producer: AMD^*
Base Clock: 4^* GHz
Base Clock: 4^* GHz
Turbo Clock: 4.3^* GHz
Turbo Clock: 4.3^* GHz
Unlocked Multiplier: Yes^*
Unlocked Multiplier: Yes^*

Specifications 3 · 1 fields

Name: FX-8370^*

Specifications 4 · 22 fields

# of CPU Cores

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

# of Threads

8^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Base Clock

4.0GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

CPU Socket

AM3+^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Default TDP

125W^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Family

AMD FX-Series Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Graphics Model

Discrete Graphics Card Required^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

L1 Cache

384KB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

L2 Cache

8MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

L3 Cache

8MB^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Line

AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Max. Boost Clock ¹ ²

Up to 4.3GHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)

61.10°C^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Model

FX-8370^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Platform

Boxed Processor^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Processor Technology for CPU Cores

32nm SOI^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Product ID Boxed

FD8370FRHKBOX^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Product ID Tray

FD8370FRW8KHK^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Supported Technologies

AES^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

System Memory Specification

Up to 1866MHz^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

System Memory Type

DDR3^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes^*

Scope and conditions

native_context

member: amd-cpus.csv^*
row: 472^*

Specifications 5 · 19 fields

Model: FX-8370^*
Base Clock: 4GHz^*
Max Boost Clock: 4.3GHz^*
Total L1 Cache: 384KB^*
Total L2 Cache: 8MB^*
Total L3 Cache: 8MB^*
Unlocked: Yes^*
CMOS: 32nm SOI^*
Package: AM3+^*
Family: AMD FX-Series Processors^*
Default TDP / TDP AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series: 125W^*
Max Temps: 61.10°C^*
System Memory Specification AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series: 1866MHz^*
System Memory Type: DDR3^*
Line: AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors^*
Graphics Model: Discrete Graphics Card Required^*
Platform: Desktop^*
# of CPU Cores: 8^*
# of Threads: 8^*

Specifications 6 · 36 fields

name: FX-8370^*
Release Date: Sep 2nd, 2014^*
Part#: FD8370FRW8KHK FD8370FRHKBOX^*
Frequency: 4^* GHz
Turbo Clock: up to 4.3 GHz^*
Base Clock: 200^* MHz
Multiplier: 20.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: Yes^*
Voltage: 1.45^* V
Codename: Vishera^*
Socket: AMD Socket AM3+^*
Generation: FX (Vishera)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 8^*
# of Threads: 8^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)^*
Cache L1: 384^* KB
Cache L2: 8^* MB
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4a, AMD64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, CLMUL, CVT16, EVP, FMA4, XOP, Turbo Core, HT3.1^*
Foundry: GlobalFoundries^*
Rated Speed: 1,866^* MT/s
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
Memory Bandwidth: 29.9^* GB/s
Launch Price: $199^*
PCI-Express: Gen 2^*
Process Size: 32^* nm
Cache L3: 8 MB (shared)^*
Bundled Cooler: Wraith^*
Chipsets: AMD 700 Series, AMD 800 Series, AMD 900 Series^*
Transistors: 1,200 million^*
Die Size: 315^* mm²
Package: µPGA^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: End-of-life^*

Specifications 7 · 9 fields

Vendor: AMD^*
Product: AMD FX-8370^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2014-09-02^*
Process Size (nm): 32^* nm
TDP (W): 125^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 315^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,200^*
Freq (MHz): 4,000^* MHz

Specifications 8 · 16 fields

cache l2: 8,192^*
cache l3: 8,192^*
tdp: 125^*
product line: AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors^*
socket: AM3+^*
memory type: DDR3^*
vertical segment: Boxed Processor^*
max temp: 61.1^*
max memory speed: 1,866^*
cores: 8^*
threads: 8^*
name: FX-8370^*
lithography: 32^*
base frequency: 4,000^*
turbo frequency: 4,300^*
cache l1: 384^*

Specifications 9 · 20 fields

microarchitecture

Piledriver^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Piledriver^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Piledriver^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

4.3^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

4.3^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

boost clock

4.3^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

4^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

8^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

8^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

8^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 257.01^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Historical listing price (dataset 2025-07-23)

amount: 317.33^*
currency: USD^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*
scope: Historical listing observation; retailer, stock and current availability unknown^*

USD

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD FX-8370^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD FX-8370^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD FX-8370^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

125^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

125^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

125^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD FX-8370^*
catalogue_reference: AMD FX-8370^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 10 · 9 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Model: FX-8370^*
1-Core Pts: 75.8^*
2-Core Pts: 147^*
4-Core Pts: 278^*
8-Core Pts: 481^*
64-Core Pts: 486^*
Samples: 32,000^*
Age (months): 92^*

Specifications 11 · 18 fields

model: FX-8370^*
L3Cache: 8^*
processTech: 32^*
defaultTDP: 125^*
tjMax: 61.1^*
sysMemType: DDR3^*
sysMemSpecs: 1,866^*
unlocked: Yes^*
platform: Desktop^*
cpuSocket: AM3+^*
family: AMD FX-Series Processors^*
line: AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors^*
numCores: 8^*
numThreads: 8^*
baseClock: 4^*
maxboostClock: 4.3^*
L1Cache: 384^*
L2Cache: 8^*

* Provisional data