Athlon 5370 vs Pentium G3250

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3250
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.25
+4.2%
Athlon 5370
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.20

Pentium G3250 outperforms Athlon 5370 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3250 and Athlon 5370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23082353
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.194.54
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$171no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G3250 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography22 nm28 nm
Die size177 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C90 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3250 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 configuration11
Socket1150AM1
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 and Athlon 5370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250 and Athlon 5370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 and Athlon 5370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD (Haswell)AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3250 and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3250 and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and Athlon 5370.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

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.

Pentium G3250 1.25
+4.2%
Athlon 5370 1.20

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.

Pentium G3250 1991
+4.5%
Athlon 5370 1905

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 1.20
Recency 21 July 2014 9 April 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 22 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 25 Watt

Pentium G3250 has a 4.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 5370, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 116% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G3250 and Athlon 5370.


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