CPU Reviews
AMD FX-8370 and FX-8370E Processors Review
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Test System and Testing Procedures
AMD Test System:
| Processor | AMD FX-8370E, AMD FX-8370 |
| CPU Cooler |
Noctua NH-U14S and CM Seidon 120M with Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound |
| Power Supply |
Corsair HX850W 80 Plus Gold PSU |
| Memory | Patriot Viper 3 “Black Mamba” 2x8GB DDR3 2100 MHz CL11 |
| Storage | OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD (OS) |
| Graphics | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce OC |
| Drivers | AMD all-in-one driver ver:8.70a, NVIDIA 335.23 WHQL drivers. |
| Motherboard | Asrock 990FX Fatal1ty Killer (P1.10) |
| Case |
DimasTech EasyXL Test Bench |
| Operating System | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP-1 with latest patches and updates |
Intel Test System:
| Processor | Intel Core i5-4670K (Retail), i7-4770K (Retail) |
| CPU Cooler |
Phanteks TC14-PE with Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound |
| Power Supply |
Corsair HX850W 80 Plus Gold PSU |
| Memory | Patriot Viper 3 “Black Mamba” 2x8GB DDR3 2100 MHz CL11 |
| Storage | OCZ Agility 4 256GB SSD (OS) |
| Graphics | Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce OC |
| Drivers | Intel Chipset Driver 10.0.3, NVIDIA 335.23 WHQL drivers. |
| Motherboard | MSI Z97 Gaming 7 (E7916IMS 1.0) |
| Case | DimasTech EasyXL Test Bench |
| Operating System | Windows 7 x64 Ultimate SP-1 with latest patches and updates |
Latest working BIOS, updates and drivers were used at the time of the review. Each test was conducted at least three times for accuracy.
System Benchmarks
- wPrime 1.55 32M
- Aida64 Engineer 4.50
- CineBench R15
- PCMark 8 v2.0.228
- WinRAR 5.01
- Handbrake 0.9.9
- x264 FHD 1.0.1
Gaming Benchmarks
- 3DMark (Firestrike test) v1.2.362 – Default Preset
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Fraps Benchmark, Ultra Preset + FXAA on 1920×1080
