AMD Athlon 5370 vs Intel Pentium G840

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 5370 and Intel Pentium G840 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 G840

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 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1905 vs 1253

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	1905 vs 1253

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G840

Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1271 vs 757
Around 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 514 vs 269
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 935 vs 905

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1271 vs 757
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514 vs 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	935 vs 905

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 5370
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G840

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1271

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1905

1253

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

269

514

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

905

935

Name	AMD Athlon 5370	Intel Pentium G840
PassMark - Single thread mark	757	1271
PassMark - CPU mark	1905	1253
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	269	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	905	935
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 G840
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD5370JAH44HM
Place in performance rating	2413	2390
Series	AMD Athlon Quad-Core APU	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$34.99
Processor Number		G840
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		21.58
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		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
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)