Athlon 5370 vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5370 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	316	2250
Place by popularity	82	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	41.76	0.02
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	no data
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	9 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data
Current price	$321 (0.7x MSRP)	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 5800X has 208700% better value for money than Athlon 5370.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800X 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	4
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	32 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Die size	2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2	107 mm2
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	76 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	90 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800X 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	AM1
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5370. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	FMA4
AVX	+	+
PowerTune	no data	-
TrueAudio	no data	-
PowerNow	no data	-
PowerGating	no data	-
Out-of-band client management	no data	-
VirusProtect	no data	-
RAID	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5370 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	no data	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5370. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Number of pipelines	-	128
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	1
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5370 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Athlon 5370.

PCIe version	4.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms Athlon 5370 by 1390% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.03	1.21
Recency	5 November 2020	9 April 2014
Physical cores	8	4
Threads	16	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	25 Watt

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