AMD Athlon 5370 vs Intel Core i5-3475S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and Intel Core i5-3475S 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), 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 i5-3475S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69.1 °C
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

Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 69.1 °C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3475S

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1836 vs 755
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4277 vs 1867
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 725 vs 269
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2369 vs 905

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1836 vs 755
PassMark - CPU mark	4277 vs 1867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	725 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2369 vs 905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3475S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

755

1836

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1867

4277

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

269

725

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

2369

Name	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Core i5-3475S
PassMark - Single thread mark	755	1836
PassMark - CPU mark	1867	4277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269	725
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905	2369
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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		76.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.39
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.815
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.177

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Core i5-3475S
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2410	2384
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$219
Price now		$143.50
Processor Number		i5-3475S
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		13.57
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	69.1 °C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °C
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
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 4000
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	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011C
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)