Athlon 5370 vs Ryzen 7 2700X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 2700X
2018
8 cores / 16 threads, 105 Watt
10.90
+808%
Athlon 5370
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.20

Ryzen 7 2700X outperforms Athlon 5370 by a whopping 808% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7682431
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation8.42no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7no data
Power efficiency9.944.60
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesGlobalFoundries
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date19 April 2018 (6 years ago)9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.35 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nm28 nm
Die size192 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data90 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4AM1
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Athlon 5370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI++
FMA-FMA4
AVX++
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Athlon 5370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Athlon 5370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3-1600
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels21
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
จำนวนพาธไลน์-128
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 2700X and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X and Athlon 5370.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes204

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.

Ryzen 7 2700X 10.90
+808%
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 7 2700X 17492
+808%
Athlon 5370 1927

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.90 1.20
Recency 19 April 2018 9 April 2014
Physical cores 8 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 7 2700X has a 808.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 5370, on the other hand, has 320% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 7 2700X is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon 5370 in performance tests.

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