AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD Sempron LE-1150

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD Sempron LE-1150 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 Sempron LE-1150

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 100% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
3.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1528 vs 477
13.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3433 vs 251
2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1593 vs 719

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528 vs 477
PassMark - CPU mark	3433 vs 251
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593 vs 719

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1150

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 740 vs 531

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	740 vs 531

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1528

477

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3433

251

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

740

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

719

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD Sempron LE-1150
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528	477
PassMark - CPU mark	3433	251
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	740
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	719
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868
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 Sempron LE-1150
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2828	2818
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sparta
Launch date		August 2007
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
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	45 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