AMD Athlon 5370 vs AMD Athlon II X3 455

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 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 X3 455

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1905 vs 1879

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1905 vs 1879

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 455

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1332 vs 757
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 384 vs 269
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 999 vs 905

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1332 vs 757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	384 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	999 vs 905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 455

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1332

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1905

1879

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

269

384

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

999

Name	AMD Athlon 5370	AMD Athlon II X3 455
PassMark - Single thread mark	757	1332
PassMark - CPU mark	1905	1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269	384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905	999
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 X3 455
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2413	2419
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Rana
Launch date		December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$88
Price now		$38.99
Value for money (0-100)		20.92
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		169 mm
Maximum frequency		3.3 GHz
Transistor count		300 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	95 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™)