Ryzen 7 5700U vs Athlon II N370
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 5700U outperforms Athlon II N370 by a whopping 1652% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II N370 and Ryzen 7 5700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2817 | 770 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 10 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 1.54 | 62.91 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II N370 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3200 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 18 |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | 117.5 mm2 | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 234 Million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II N370 and Ryzen 7 5700U 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II N370 and Ryzen 7 5700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | 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 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II N370 and Ryzen 7 5700U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II N370 and Ryzen 7 5700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II N370 and Ryzen 7 5700U.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.58 | 10.16 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5700U has a 1651.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 5700U 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 Ryzen 7 5700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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