Athlon 5370 vs Ryzen 3 3100

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon 5370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	962	2337
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	33.70	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Matisse (Ryzen 3000 Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	10.93	4.52
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	24 April 2020 (4 years ago)	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$99	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3100 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Die size	74 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	3,800 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3100 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	AM1
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon 5370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	FMA4
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon 5370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon 5370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1600
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelines	no data	128
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3100 and Athlon 5370.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	7.54	1.20
Recency	24 April 2020	9 April 2014
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	25 Watt

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