MediaTek Helio G37 vs AMD Athlon 5350

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MediaTek Helio G37 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon 5350
MediaTek Helio G37 AMD Athlon 5350

CPU comparison

MediaTek Helio G37 or AMD Athlon 5350 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The MediaTek Helio G37 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 4 memory channels. The MediaTek Helio G37 was released in Q4/2021.

The AMD Athlon 5350 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.05 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The AMD Athlon 5350 was released in Q2/2014.
Mediatek Helio (37) Family AMD Athlon (29)
MediaTek Helio G20/G30 (4) CPU group AMD Athlon 5000 (2)
1 Generation 3
Cortex-A53 / Cortex-A53 Architecture Kabini (Jaguar)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The MediaTek Helio G37 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. The AMD Athlon 5350 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.05 GHz.

MediaTek Helio G37 Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
8 Cores 4
8 Threads 4
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
2.30 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
A-Core 2.05 GHz
1.80 GHz
4x Cortex-A53
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

MediaTek Helio G37 Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

PowerVR GE8320 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8400
0.68 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation 5
20 nm Technology 28 nm
1 Max. displays 2
1 Compute units 2
-- Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
10 DirectX Version 11.1

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

PowerVR GE8320 GPU AMD Radeon HD 8400
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The MediaTek Helio G37 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Athlon 5350 can connect up to GB of memory in 1 memory channels.

MediaTek Helio G37 Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
LPDDR4X-1600, LPDDR3-933 Memory DDR3L-1600
8 GB Max. Memory
4 (Quad Channel) Memory channels 1 (Single Channel)
12.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 12.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 2.00 MB
-- PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The MediaTek Helio G37 has a TDP of --, that of the AMD Athlon 5350 is 25 W.

MediaTek Helio G37 Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 25 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The MediaTek Helio G37 has a 0.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon 5350 cache has a total of 2.00 MB.

MediaTek Helio G37 Characteristic AMD Athlon 5350
12 nm Technology 28 nm
Chiplet Chip design Unknown
Armv8-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
-- ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
-- Socket AM1
None Virtualization AMD-V
No AES-NI Yes
Android Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2021 Release date Q2/2014
-- Release price 47 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G37 (65%)
AMD Athlon 5350 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
MediaTek Helio G37 (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 (87%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
174 (65%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
269 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
952 (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
865 (91%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
PowerVR GE8320 @ 0.68 GHz
44 (28%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
AMD Radeon HD 8400 @ 0.60 GHz
154 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
2134 (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
1755 (82%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
236 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
708 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
95 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
336 (100%)

AnTuTu 9 Benchmark

The AnTuTu 9 benchmark is very well suited to measuring the performance of a smartphone. AnTuTu 9 is quite heavy on 3D graphics and can now also use the "Metal" graphics interface. In AnTuTu, memory and UX (user experience) are also tested by simulating browser and app usage. AnTuTu version 9 can compare any ARM CPU running on Android or iOS. Devices may not be directly comparable when benchmarked on different operating systems.

In the AnTuTu 9 benchmark, the single-core performance of a processor is only slightly weighted. The rating is made up of the multi-core performance of the processor, the speed of the working memory, and the performance of the internal graphics.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
112194 (100%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
44 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
MediaTek Helio G37 MediaTek Helio G37
8C 8T @ 2.30 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon 5350 AMD Athlon 5350
4C 4T @ 2.05 GHz
162 (100%)

Devices using this processor

MediaTek Helio G37 AMD Athlon 5350
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