Athlon 5370 vs i3-10100F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i3-10100F
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.53
+361%
Athlon 5370
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.20

Core i3-10100F outperforms Athlon 5370 by a whopping 361% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11472337
Place by popularity19not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation20.13no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency8.024.52
Architecture codenameComet Lake (2020)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date12 October 2020 (4 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-10100F 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache1 MB2048 KB
L3 cache6 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size126 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-10100F 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
SocketFCLGA1200AM1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370 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 Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth41.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelinesno data128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes164

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.

i3-10100F 5.53
+361%
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.

i3-10100F 8757
+360%
Athlon 5370 1905

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.53 1.20
Recency 12 October 2020 9 April 2014
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

i3-10100F has a 360.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 5370, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-10100F is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 5370 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-10100F and Athlon 5370, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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