Intel Core i9-7960X vs AMD FX-9370

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,468

Rank #122

vs
5,511

Rank #472

6,468
5,511

Core i9-7960X wins by 14.8% (Rank #122 vs #472)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,209

Rank #200

vs
5,888

Rank #314

6,209
5,888

Core i9-7960X wins by 5.2% (Rank #200 vs #314)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,857

Rank #115

vs
4,946

Rank #681

6,857
4,946

Core i9-7960X wins by 27.9% (Rank #115 vs #681)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,470

Rank #187

vs
--

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,649

Rank #172

vs
--

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,653

Rank #149

vs
--

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7960X FX-9370 Diff
Cores
16
4
+75%
Threads
32
8
+75%
Base Frequency
2,800 MHz
3,200 MHz
-12.5%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,200 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,200 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
28x
22x
+21.4%
L1 Cache
1,024 KB
--
L2 Cache
16 MiB
--
L3 Cache
22 MiB
8 MiB
+65.3%
Memory Channels
4
3
+25%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes
44
16
+63.6%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
165 W
130 W
21.2% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7960X FX-9370
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7960X i7-960
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Vishera
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket FCLGA1366
Package FCLGA-2066 µPGA
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3 800/1066
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 3
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,699.00 --
Locked Multiplier No No

Designer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
FX-9370
AMD

Family

Core i9-7960X
Core
FX-9370
--

Series

Core i9-7960X
i9-7900
FX-9370
--

Model Number

Core i9-7960X
i9-7960X
FX-9370
i7-960

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
FX-9370
--

Core Name

Core i9-7960X
Skylake
FX-9370
Vishera

Core Family

Core i9-7960X
6
FX-9370
--

Core Model

Core i9-7960X
85
FX-9370
--

Socket

Core i9-7960X
Socket
FX-9370
FCLGA1366

Package

Core i9-7960X
FCLGA-2066
FX-9370
µPGA

Chipset

Core i9-7960X
Lewisburg
FX-9370
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7960X
DDR4-2666
FX-9370
DDR3 800/1066

ECC Support

Core i9-7960X
No
FX-9370
No

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7960X
3.0
FX-9370
3

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7960X
x16, x8, x4
FX-9370
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core i9-7960X
Desktop
FX-9370
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-7960X
$1,699.00
FX-9370
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7960X
No
FX-9370
No

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7960X FX-9370
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 315 mm²
Transistor Count -- 1,200
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7960X
14 nm
FX-9370
45 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7960X
484 mm²
FX-9370
315 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7960X
--
FX-9370
1,200

Manufacturer

Core i9-7960X
Intel
FX-9370
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i9-7960X
CMOS
FX-9370
--

Word Size

Core i9-7960X
64-bit
FX-9370
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7960X
x86-64 (x86)
FX-9370
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7960X FX-9370
GPU -- HD Graphics 4600
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1150 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7960X
--
FX-9370
HD Graphics 4600

GPU Designer

Core i9-7960X
--
FX-9370
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7960X
--
FX-9370
1150 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7960X FX-9370
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FMA4
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
XOP
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64