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).

 

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
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3434 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 3434 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
3434
995
Name AMD Athlon X4 860K AMD Sempron X2 2200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1528 578
PassMark - CPU mark 3434 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