AMD Athlon 5370 vs AMD FX-8370

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and AMD FX-8370 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

  • Around 24% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 61.10°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
  • 5x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 61.10°C
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8370

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 50% 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
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1623 vs 757
  • 3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6165 vs 1905
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 576 vs 269
  • 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2794 vs 905
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Number of threads 8 vs 4
L1 cache 384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 8 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1623 vs 757
PassMark - CPU mark 6165 vs 1905
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 576 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2794 vs 905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: AMD FX-8370

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
757
1623
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1905
6165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
269
576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
905
2794
Name AMD Athlon 5370 AMD FX-8370
PassMark - Single thread mark 757 1623
PassMark - CPU mark 1905 6165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 269 576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 905 2794
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
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 9.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 21.936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.413
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.025
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.236

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 5370 AMD FX-8370

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN Tray AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2413 2414
Series AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Vishera
Launch date September 2014
OPN PIB FD8370FRHKHBX
Price now $129.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.46

Performance

Base frequency 2.2 GHz 4 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 76°C 61.10°C
Number of cores 4 8
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 315 mm
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.2 V - Max: 1.4 V
Transistor count 1200 million

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz 1866 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 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith cooler

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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision n / a