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).

AMD Athlon 5370

AMD Athlon II X2 270

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 1303
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 1303
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: 1361 vs 757
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 396 vs 269

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1361 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

1361

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1905

1303

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	1361
PassMark - CPU mark	1905	1303
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™)