N100 vs Athlon 5370
Aggregate performance score
N100 outperforms Athlon 5370 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 5370 and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2334 | 1532 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 4.52 | 54.71 |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | no data |
| Release date | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 5370 and N100 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | 105 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 5370 and N100 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM1 | FCBGA1264 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5370 and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
Security technologies
Athlon 5370 and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5370 and N100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5370 and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 16 GB |
| Max memory channels | 1 | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Number of pipelines | 128 | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 750 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 24 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5370 and N100 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 5370 and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096 x 2160@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 5370 and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5370 and N100.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 9 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.2 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.24 | 3.60 |
| Recency | 9 April 2014 | 1 January 2023 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 6 Watt |
N100 has a 190.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, and 316.7% lower power consumption.
The N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5370 in performance tests.
Note that Athlon 5370 is a desktop processor while N100 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5370 and N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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