AMD Athlon 5370 vs Intel Pentium G640

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and Intel Pentium G640 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).

AMD Athlon 5370

Intel Pentium G640

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
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 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
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 37% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1867 vs 1358
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 905 vs 869

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum core temperature	76°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
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 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1867 vs 1358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905 vs 869

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640

Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1307 vs 755
Around 82% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 489 vs 269

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1307 vs 755
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	489 vs 269

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

755

1307

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1867

1358

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

269

489

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

869

Name	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Pentium G640
PassMark - Single thread mark	755	1307
PassMark - CPU mark	1867	1358
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269	489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905	869
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

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Pentium G640
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2410	2386
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$179
Price now		$24.99
Processor Number		G640
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		29.86
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	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	1	2
Supported memory frequency	1600 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	600 MHz	1.1 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		850 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		2
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
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 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading 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
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)