AMD A6-4455M vs AMD Phenom II X3 P860

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-4455M and AMD Phenom II X3 P860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-4455M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 35 Watt
Launch date 15 May 2012 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 35 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P860

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 4.2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 831 vs 771
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1250 vs 792
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 384 KB vs 92 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 831 vs 771
PassMark - CPU mark 1250 vs 792

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-4455M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P860

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
771
831
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
792
1250
Name AMD A6-4455M AMD Phenom II X3 P860
PassMark - Single thread mark 771 831
PassMark - CPU mark 792 1250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 269
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 390
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 3.279
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.075
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 0.881
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1573
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1573
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3085

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A6-4455M AMD Phenom II X3 P860

Essentials

Architecture codename Trinity Champlain
Launch date 15 May 2012 4 October 2010
Place in performance rating 2477 2492
Series AMD A-Series AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HMP860SGR32GM

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 92 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 100 °C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Transistor count 1303 Million
Base frequency 2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Number of threads 3
Unlocked

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FP2 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3