Athlon 5370 vs Pentium G2120

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G2120
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.19
Athlon 5370
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.20
+0.8%

Athlon 5370 outperforms Pentium G2120 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G2120 and Athlon 5370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23572353
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.07no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.054.54
Architecture codenameIvy Bridge (2012−2013)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date3 September 2012 (12 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$88no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G2120 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size94 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G2120 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
SocketFCLGA1155AM1
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G2120 and Athlon 5370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium G2120 and Athlon 5370 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key-no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G2120 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 Pentium G2120 and Athlon 5370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G2120 and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G2120 and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G2120 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.

Pentium G2120 1.19
Athlon 5370 1.20
+0.8%

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.

Pentium G2120 1896
Athlon 5370 1905
+0.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.19 1.20
Recency 3 September 2012 9 April 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium G2120 has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 5370, on the other hand, has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 120% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G2120 and Athlon 5370.


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