Athlon 5370 vs A10-6700

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Aggregate performance score

A10-6700
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.95
+62.5%
Athlon 5370
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.20

A10-6700 outperforms Athlon 5370 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-6700 and Athlon 5370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19402340
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.844.54
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-6700 and Athlon 5370 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache192 KB256 KB
L2 cache4096 KB2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)71 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A10-6700 and Athlon 5370 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2AM1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6700 and Athlon 5370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4FMA4
AVXAVX+
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6700 and Athlon 5370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6700 and Athlon 5370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3-1600
Max memory channels21

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8670DAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelines384128
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6700 and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6700 and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6700 and Athlon 5370.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-6700 1.95
+62.5%
Athlon 5370 1.20

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-6700 3105
+63%
Athlon 5370 1905

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.95 1.20
Recency 1 June 2013 9 April 2014
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

A10-6700 has a 62.5% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon 5370, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 160% lower power consumption.

The A10-6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5370 in performance tests.


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