Phenom II X4 P960 vs FX-8370E

Place in the ranking	1571	2480
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.59	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	3.33	3.67
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)	19 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-8370E and Phenom II X4 P960 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Bus rate	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	no data	512 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	71 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-8370E and Phenom II X4 P960 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM3+	S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8370E and Phenom II X4 P960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8370E and Phenom II X4 P960 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8370E and Phenom II X4 P960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8370E and Phenom II X4 P960.

PCIe version

n/a

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.34	0.97
Recency	2 September 2014	19 October 2010
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	25 Watt

FX-8370E has a 244.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 P960, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.

The FX-8370E is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.

Note that FX-8370E is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 P960 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between FX-8370E and Phenom II X4 P960, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.