AMD Athlon 5350 vs AMD FX-8370

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5350 and AMD FX-8370 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5350

  • Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 61.10°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • 6.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 7.011 vs 1.025
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.011 vs 1.025

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8370

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1618 vs 699
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6142 vs 1802
  • 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 576 vs 245
  • 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2794 vs 796
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.994 vs 3.385
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.936 vs 7.63
  • 2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.413 vs 0.175
  • 4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 7.236 vs 1.821
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1618 vs 699
PassMark - CPU mark 6142 vs 1802
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 576 vs 245
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2794 vs 796
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.994 vs 3.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 21.936 vs 7.63
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.413 vs 0.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.236 vs 1.821

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5350
CPU 2: AMD FX-8370

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
699
1618
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1802
6142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
245
576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
796
2794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.385
9.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.63
21.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.175
0.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
7.011
1.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.821
7.236
Name AMD Athlon 5350 AMD FX-8370
PassMark - Single thread mark 699 1618
PassMark - CPU mark 1802 6142
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 245 576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 796 2794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.385 9.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7.63 21.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.175 0.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 7.011 1.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1.821 7.236
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3232
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 592
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3232
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3124

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 5350 AMD FX-8370

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD5350JAHMBOX FD8370FRHKHBX
OPN Tray AD5350JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2441 2435
Series AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Vishera
Launch date September 2014
Price now $129.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.46

Performance

Base frequency 2.05 GHz 4 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 76°C 61.10°C
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count 1200 million

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 600 MHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM1 AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith cooler

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0

Peripherals

PCI Express revision n / a