AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD Sempron X2 2200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD Sempron X2 2200 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 X2 2200

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 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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1528 vs 578
3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3431 vs 995

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
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 578
PassMark - CPU mark	3431 vs 995

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2200

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD Sempron X2 2200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1528

578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3431

995

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD Sempron X2 2200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528	578
PassMark - CPU mark	3431	995
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
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 X2 2200
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2828	2835
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Brisbane
Launch date		March 2008
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	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		118 mm
Transistor count		221 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		2
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions