AMD A8-7500 vs AMD Athlon X4 860K

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7500 and AMD Athlon X4 860K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 A8-7500

AMD Athlon X4 860K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7500

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1520 vs 1410

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520 vs 1410
PassMark - CPU mark	3428 vs 3411

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7500
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 860K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

1520

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3411

3428

Name	AMD A8-7500	AMD Athlon X4 860K
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	979
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	979
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1310
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1310
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3588
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3588
PassMark - Single thread mark	1410	1520
PassMark - CPU mark	3411	3428
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 A8-7500	AMD Athlon X4 860K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri
Family	AMD A8-Series	AMD Athlon Processors
Place in performance rating	1547	2840
Processor Number	A8-7500
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		AD860KXBI44JA
Series		AMD Athlon X4
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3000 MHz	3.7 GHz
Die size	245 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	2.41 billion
Maximum core temperature		72.40°C
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)