AMD Athlon 5370 vs AMD Athlon II X2 270

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and AMD Athlon II X2 270 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 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
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1905 vs 1301
  • Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 905 vs 737
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1905 vs 1301
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 905 vs 737

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 270

  • Around 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1360 vs 757
  • Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 396 vs 269
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1360 vs 757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 396 vs 269

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 270

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
757
1360
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1905
1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
269
396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
905
737
Name AMD Athlon 5370 AMD Athlon II X2 270
PassMark - Single thread mark 757 1360
PassMark - CPU mark 1905 1301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 269 396
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 905 737
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 II X2 270

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2413 2418
Series AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Regor
Launch date July 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $100
Price now $23.99
Value for money (0-100) 24.32

Performance

Base frequency 2.2 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 117 mm
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz
Transistor count 410 million

Memory

Max memory channels 1
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR2, 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 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™)