AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD A10-7800

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD A10-7800 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Virtualization. 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), 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).

AMD Athlon X4 860K

AMD A10-7800

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 3% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 71.30°C
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1520 vs 1458
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3428 vs 3215
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 531 vs 476
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1593 vs 1390
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 4.473
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 12.03 vs 10.821
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.22 vs 0.18
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.831 vs 4.524

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 71.30°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520 vs 1458
PassMark - CPU mark	3428 vs 3215
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531 vs 476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593 vs 1390
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868 vs 4.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03 vs 10.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22 vs 0.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.669 vs 0.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831 vs 4.524

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7800

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD A10-7800

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1520

1458

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3428

3215

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

476

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

1390

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.868

4.473

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.03

10.821

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.22

0.18

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.669

0.668

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.831

4.524

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD A10-7800
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520	1458
PassMark - CPU mark	3428	3215
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	476
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	1390
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868	4.473
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03	10.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22	0.18
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.669	0.668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831	4.524
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1750
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1508
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3316
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1750
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1508
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3316

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD A10-7800
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA	AD7800YBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2840	2076
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		AD7800YBJABOX
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Compute Cores		12
Number of GPU cores		8
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0