GX-420GI vs Athlon 5370
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2371 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 4.57 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Brown Falcon (2016) |
| Release date | 9 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 23 February 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 320 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1 MB (per module) |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 76 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI 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 | AM1 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | FMA4 | + |
| AVX | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1600 | DDR4 |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R3 Graphics | Radeon R7E 6CU |
| จำนวนพาธไลน์ | 128 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 4 | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 9 April 2014 | 23 February 2016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
GX-420GI has an age advantage of 1 year, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon 5370 is a desktop processor while GX-420GI is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 5370 and GX-420GI, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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