AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Celeron 2.80

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and Intel Celeron 2.80 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, 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).

 

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 43% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 130 nm
  • 16x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 32x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1529 vs 600
  • 13.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3434 vs 254
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1529 vs 600
PassMark - CPU mark 3434 vs 254

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.80

  • Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 75°C vs 72.40°C
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 68.4 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum core temperature 75°C vs 72.40°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 68.4 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.80

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1529
600
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3434
254
Name AMD Athlon X4 860K Intel Celeron 2.80
PassMark - Single thread mark 1529 600
PassMark - CPU mark 3434 254
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 Intel Celeron 2.80

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating 2827 2855
Series AMD Athlon X4 Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Northwood
Launch date November 2003
Status Discontinued

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.80 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB 8 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 128 KB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C 75°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 400 MHz FSB
Die size 131 mm2
Transistor count 55 million
VID voltage range 1.315V-1.525V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR1, DDR2

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 68.4 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 35mm x 35mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 32-bit

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)