Intel Core i7-12700K vs AMD FX-9370

Core i7-12700K vs FX-9370 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-12700K performs better than the FX-9370. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the FX-9370 in all gaming tests too.

With info from our database, we find that the Core i7-12700K has significantly more cores with 12 cores whereas the FX-9370 has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the FX-9370. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the FX-9370 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12700K. A Core i7-12700K CPU outputs less heat than a FX-9370 CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i7-12700K has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.