EPYC 9355 vs Athlon 5370
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2337 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 4.52 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Turin (2024) |
| Release date | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 10 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,694 |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 3.55 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 8x 70.6 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 66,520 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355 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 | 2 |
| Socket | AM1 | SP5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR5 |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | N/A |
| Number of pipelines | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 128 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 April 2014 | 10 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 32 |
| Threads | 4 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 280 Watt |
Athlon 5370 has 1020% lower power consumption.
EPYC 9355, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 5370 is a desktop processor while EPYC 9355 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5370 and EPYC 9355, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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