AMD Athlon 5370 vs Intel Core i5-3470

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and Intel Core i5-3470 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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 13% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 67.4°C
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 77 Watt
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2117 vs 1515
  • Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2117 vs 1515
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 76°C vs 67.4°C
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2117 vs 1515
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2117 vs 1515

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1940 vs 757
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4678 vs 1905
  • 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 734 vs 269
  • 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2396 vs 905
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1940 vs 757
PassMark - CPU mark 4678 vs 1905
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 734 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2396 vs 905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
757
1940
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1905
4678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
269
734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
905
2396
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2117
1515
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2117
1515
Name AMD Athlon 5370 Intel Core i5-3470
PassMark - Single thread mark 757 1940
PassMark - CPU mark 1905 4678
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 269 734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 905 2396
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 677
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2117 1515
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 677
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2117 1515
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.424

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 5370 Intel Core i5-3470

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2413 2406
Series AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Ivy Bridge
Launch date 8 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $184
Price now $112.06
Processor Number i5-3470
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 17.60

Performance

Base frequency 2.2 GHz 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 76°C 67.4°C
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 132.8 mm
L3 cache 6144 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 67 °C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1333/1600

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 600 MHz 1.1 GHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R3 Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2500
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID 0x152
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM1 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution 2011D

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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)