AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD FX-4300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD FX-4300 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 FX-4300

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1520 vs 1477
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3428 vs 2986
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 531 vs 513
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1593 vs 1397
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 4.824
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 12.03 vs 10.042
Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.22 vs 0.216
Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.831 vs 3.548

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520 vs 1477
PassMark - CPU mark	3428 vs 2986
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531 vs 513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593 vs 1397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868 vs 4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03 vs 10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22 vs 0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831 vs 3.548

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4300

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD FX-4300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1520

1477

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3428

2986

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

513

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

1397

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.868

4.824

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.03

10.042

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.22

0.216

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.831

3.548

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD FX-4300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520	1477
PassMark - CPU mark	3428	2986
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	1397
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868	4.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03	10.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22	0.216
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831	3.548

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD FX-4300
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA	FD4300WMW4MHK
Place in performance rating	2840	2824
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Vishera
Launch date		October 2012
OPN PIB		FD4300WMHKBOX
Price now		$53.39
Value for money (0-100)		25.84
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L3 cache		4 MB
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)