AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD Athlon II X4 651
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD Athlon II X4 651 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
- Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1520 vs 1271
- Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3428 vs 2443
- Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 531 vs 396
- Around 19% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1593 vs 1335
- Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 3.042
- Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.831 vs 3.69
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
| Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 3 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 100 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1520 vs 1271 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3428 vs 2443 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 531 vs 396 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1593 vs 1335 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.868 vs 3.042 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.831 vs 3.69 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 651
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 651
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| Name | AMD Athlon X4 860K | AMD Athlon II X4 651 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1520 | 1271 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3428 | 2443 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 531 | 396 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1593 | 1335 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.868 | 3.042 |
| 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 | 3.69 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon X4 860K | AMD Athlon II X4 651 | |
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Essentials |
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| Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
| OPN Tray | AD860KXBI44JA | |
| Place in performance rating | 2840 | 2736 |
| Series | AMD Athlon X4 | |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture codename | Llano | |
| Launch date | November 2011 | |
| Price now | $178.04 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 5.93 | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 3.7 GHz | |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1024 KB (per core) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 72.40°C | |
| Maximum frequency | 4 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
| Number of threads | 4 | |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 228 mm | |
| Transistor count | 1178 million | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | FM2+ | FM1 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
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