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).

AMD Athlon 5370

Intel Core i5-3470

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: 4679 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	4679 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

4679

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	4679
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)