Athlon 5370 vs Pentium G3420T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3420T
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.20
Athlon 5370
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.20

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3420T and Athlon 5370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23472353
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.244.54
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date1 September 2013 (11 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3420T 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 speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 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 size177 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3420T 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
SocketFCLGA1150AM1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3420T 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
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium G3420T and Athlon 5370 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3420T 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 G3420T 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 4th Generation Intel ProcessorsAMD Radeon R3 Graphics
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data128
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3420T and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3420T and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3420T and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.3no data
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3420T and Athlon 5370.

PCIe versionUp to 3.02.0
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.

Pentium G3420T 1.20
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.

Pentium G3420T 1912
+0.4%
Athlon 5370 1905

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 September 2013 9 April 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium G3420T has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 5370, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 40% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G3420T and Athlon 5370.


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