i5-10500H vs Athlon II N370

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II N370
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.57
Core i5-10500H
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
7.05
+1137%

Core i5-10500H outperforms Athlon II N370 by a whopping 1137% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28341005
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.5414.82
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release date16 December 2010 (14 years ago)2 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache1 MB153 KB
L3 cacheno data12 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size117.5 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors234 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Athlon II N370 0.57
i5-10500H 7.05
+1137%

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.

Athlon II N370 899
i5-10500H 11202
+1146%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 7.05
Recency 16 December 2010 2 April 2020
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Athlon II N370 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

i5-10500H, on the other hand, has a 1136.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-10500H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N370 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II N370 and Core i5-10500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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