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: 1520 vs 578
• 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3428 vs 995

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2200

• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 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	1520 578
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3428 995

Compare specifications (specs)