AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE 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).

AMD Athlon X4 860K

AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 48% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1528 vs 1043
3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3431 vs 987
Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 531 vs 326
2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1593 vs 569
2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 1.89

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528 vs 1043
PassMark - CPU mark	3431 vs 987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531 vs 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593 vs 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868 vs 1.89

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

2x 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 X2 7750 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1528

1043

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3431

987

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

326

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

569

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.868

1.89

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528	1043
PassMark - CPU mark	3431	987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	569
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868	1.89
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 X2 7750 BE
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2828	2834
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kuma
Launch date		December 2008
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		450 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	95 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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)