FX-8370E vs Xeon E3-1285L v4

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1205	1569
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.60
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	7.42	3.32
Architecture codename	Broadwell-DT (2015)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	2 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	8192 KB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Die size	160 mm2	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E 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	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
eDRAM	128 MB	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	29.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel Iris Pro P6300	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	no data
Execution Units	48	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and FX-8370E.

PCIe version	3.0	n/a
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	5.19	3.40
Recency	2 June 2015	2 September 2014
Physical cores	4	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

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