Intel Core i7-8700T vs AMD FX-9370

Core i7-8700T vs FX-9370 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the FX-9370 performs better than the Core i7-8700T. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-8700T in all gaming tests too.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i7-8700T has significantly more cores than the FX-9370. Indeed, the Core i7-8700T has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the FX-9370. It also has more threads than the FX-9370. Our comparison shows that the FX-9370 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-8700T. Also, the FX-9370 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i7-8700T CPU outputs less heat than a FX-9370 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. In terms of cache, the FX-9370 has significantly more L2 cache when compared to the Core i7-8700T. Despite this, the Core i7-8700T has significantly more L3 cache compared to the FX-9370.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-8700T has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.