Intel Core i3-8109U vs AMD FX-8370

Core i3-8109U vs FX-8370 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the FX-8370 performs better than the Core i3-8109U. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i3-8109U in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the FX-8370 has significantly more cores than the Core i3-8109U. Indeed, the FX-8370 has 4 cores compared to 2 cores found in the Core i3-8109U. It also has more threads than the Core i3-8109U. Our comparison shows that the FX-8370 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i3-8109U. Also, the FX-8370 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i3-8109U CPU outputs less heat than a FX-8370 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the FX-8370 has more L2 cache than the Core i3-8109U. The FX-8370 also has significantly more L3 cache.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i3-8109U has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.