AMD Athlon 5370 vs Intel Pentium G2120

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and Intel Pentium G2120 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 5370

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 2x 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
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 55 Watt
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1905 vs 1892
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 55 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1905 vs 1892

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2120

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1715 vs 757
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 590 vs 269
  • Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1057 vs 905
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 2524 vs 2117
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 2524 vs 2117
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1715 vs 757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 590 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1057 vs 905
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2524 vs 2117
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2524 vs 2117

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G2120

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
757
1715
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1905
1892
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
269
590
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
905
1057
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2117
2524
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2117
2524
Name AMD Athlon 5370 Intel Pentium G2120
PassMark - Single thread mark 757 1715
PassMark - CPU mark 1905 1892
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 269 590
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 905 1057
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 677
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2117 2524
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 677
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 838
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2117 2524
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.566
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 32.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.253
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.296

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 5370 Intel Pentium G2120

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating 2413 2386
Series AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Ivy Bridge
Launch date September 2012
Launch price (MSRP) $88
Price now $45.99
Processor Number G2120
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 19.73

Performance

Base frequency 2.2 GHz 3.10 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
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 94 mm
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 1 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
ECC memory support
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 1.05 GHz
iGPU core count 128
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R3 Graphics Intel HD Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics base frequency 650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
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 55 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
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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 2.0
PCIe configurations up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Security & Reliability

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