AMD Athlon X4 750K vs Intel Pentium G860

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 750K and Intel Pentium G860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

AMD Athlon X4 750K

Intel Pentium G860

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 750K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1391
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2859 vs 1460
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1301 vs 947
6.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.272 vs 0.683
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.223 vs 0.163
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.192 vs 2.336

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 1391
PassMark - CPU mark	2859 vs 1460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301 vs 947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272 vs 0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223 vs 0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.192 vs 2.336

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 524 vs 492
Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.937 vs 12.842

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	524 vs 492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.937 vs 12.842

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 750K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1391

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2859

1460

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

492

524

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

947

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.272

0.683

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.842

21.937

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.223

0.163

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.192

2.336

Name	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Pentium G860
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1391
PassMark - CPU mark	2859	1460
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	492	524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1301	947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.272	0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.842	21.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.223	0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.192	2.336

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 750K	Intel Pentium G860
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD750KWOHJBOX
OPN Tray	AD750KWOA44HJ
Place in performance rating	2726	2751
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		15 September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$29.99
Processor Number		G860
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		26.93
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.00 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Transistor count		504 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)