AMD Athlon 5370 vs Intel Core i7-2600S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and Intel Core i7-2600S 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 i7-2600S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 76°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
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
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-2600S

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1733 vs 755
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4628 vs 1867
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 693 vs 269
2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2287 vs 905

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1733 vs 755
PassMark - CPU mark	4628 vs 1867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	693 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2287 vs 905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-2600S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

755

1733

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1867

4628

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

269

693

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

2287

Name	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Core i7-2600S
PassMark - Single thread mark	755	1733
PassMark - CPU mark	1867	4628
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269	693
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905	2287
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)		3.689
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		63.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.081

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Core i7-2600S
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2338	2342
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
Price now		$198.99
Processor Number		i7-2600S
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.47
Performance
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	76°C	69.1°C
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		216 mm
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		3.80 GHz
Transistor count		1160 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	1.35 GHz
iGPU core count	128
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2000
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x102
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.35 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		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM1	LGA1155
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
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® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)