AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. 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).

AMD Athlon X4 860K

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 67% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1528 vs 876
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3432 vs 679
8.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 0.599

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528 vs 876
PassMark - CPU mark	3432 vs 679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868 vs 0.599

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1528

876

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3432

679

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.868

0.599

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528	876
PassMark - CPU mark	3432	679
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	0.599
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 Athlon X4 860K	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2828	2824
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Windsor
Launch date		May 2006
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		220 mm
Transistor count		154 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions