AMD Athlon 5370 vs AMD A6-5400K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and AMD A6-5400K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), 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).

AMD Athlon 5370

AMD A6-5400K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1927 vs 1276
Around 41% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 905 vs 641
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 677 vs 603
Around 12% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 677 vs 603

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1927 vs 1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905 vs 641
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	677 vs 603
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	677 vs 603

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-5400K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1267 vs 754
Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 427 vs 269
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 2696 vs 838
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 4873 vs 2117
3.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 2696 vs 838
2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 4873 vs 2117

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1267 vs 754
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	427 vs 269
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2696 vs 838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4873 vs 2117
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2696 vs 838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4873 vs 2117

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: AMD A6-5400K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

754

1267

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1927

1276

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

269

427

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

641

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

677

603

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

838

2696

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2117

4873

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

677

603

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

838

2696

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2117

4873

Name	AMD Athlon 5370	AMD A6-5400K
PassMark - Single thread mark	754	1267
PassMark - CPU mark	1927	1276
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269	427
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905	641
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	677	603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	838	2696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2117	4873
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	677	603
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	838	2696
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2117	4873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.596
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.665
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		11.9
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.733

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5370	AMD A6-5400K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2432	1799
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Trinity
Launch date		October 2012
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 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	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)