AMD A10-6790B vs AMD Athlon X4 860K

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-6790B and AMD Athlon X4 860K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD A10-6790B

AMD Athlon X4 860K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6790B

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 72.40°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 72.40°C
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-6790B
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 860K

Name	AMD A10-6790B	AMD Athlon X4 860K
PassMark - Single thread mark		1528
PassMark - CPU mark		3431
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1593
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		12.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-6790B	AMD Athlon X4 860K
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD679BWOA44HL	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	not rated	2828
Series	AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A10-Series APU for Desktops	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	74°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	844 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	11
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0