Intel Core i7-7820HQ vs AMD FX-8370

Compare Intel 7th Generation Core i7 4 core CPU vs AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2218 points

2556 points

15% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

3567 points

3746 points

5% slightly better gaming score

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

1819 points

2176 points

19% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

1749 points

2091 points

19% slightly better heavy workload score

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Other Benchmarks

Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

63.31 points

45% significantly higher Blender score

43.47 points

Geekbench 5 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3447 points

69% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (multi) score

2035 points

Geekbench 5 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1174 points

139% significantly higher Geekbench 5 (single) score

491 points

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

3581 points

79% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

1998 points

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1188 points

140% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

494 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

Identical

Threads

Number of logical processing units

Identical

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.9 GHz

4 GHz

37% slightly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.9 GHz

4.3 GHz

10% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

45 W

177% significantly lower TDP

125 W

Memory Channels

Lanes for simultaneous memory access

Identical

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

678th of 1,089

614th of 1,089

Family

The product line

7th Generation Core i7

FX 8-Core Black Edition

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2017 February

2014 September

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2400

DDR3

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i7-7820HQ vs FX-8370 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-7820HQ performs better than the FX-8370. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the FX-8370 in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count and the same number of threads. Our comparison shows that the FX-8370 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-7820HQ. Also, the FX-8370 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-7820HQ 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.

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 i7-7820HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.