AMD Athlon 5370 vs AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 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).

AMD Athlon 5370

AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
2x 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
3.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 755 vs 673
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1867 vs 590

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	755 vs 673
PassMark - CPU mark	1867 vs 590

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3800+

4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1146 vs 269
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1094 vs 905

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1146 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1094 vs 905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

755

673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1867

590

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

269

1146

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

1094

Name	AMD Athlon 5370	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	755	673
PassMark - CPU mark	1867	590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269	1146
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905	1094
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	677
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2117
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	677
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2117

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5370	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2414	2402
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Venice
Launch date		April 2005
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		83 mm
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Transistor count		69 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
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	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	89 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™)