AMD Athlon 200GE vs Intel Core i7-860

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 200GE and Intel Core i7-860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 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 Athlon 200GE

Intel Core i7-860

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 200GE

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 31% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72.7°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1789 vs 1331
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4098 vs 3022
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 740 vs 507

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2018 vs September 2009
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 72.7°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789 vs 1331
PassMark - CPU mark	4098 vs 3022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740 vs 507

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 1735

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1890 vs 1735

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 200GE
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1789

1331

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4098

3022

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

740

507

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1735

1890

Name	AMD Athlon 200GE	Intel Core i7-860
PassMark - Single thread mark	1789	1331
PassMark - CPU mark	4098	3022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740	507
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1735	1890
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	2296
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1303
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6495
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1303
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2701
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.161

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon 200GE	Intel Core i7-860
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Lynnfield
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	June 2018	September 2009
OPN Tray	YD200GC6M2OFB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1169	2740
Series	AMD Athlon Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Price now		$289.95
Processor Number		i7-860
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.09
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	2.80 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	192 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.46 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	4800 million	774 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)