AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i5-2400S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and Intel Core i5-2400S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 69.1°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1520 vs 1468
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3428 vs 3172
  • Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 2.484
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.831 vs 3.556
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.30 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1520 vs 1468
PassMark - CPU mark 3428 vs 3172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.868 vs 2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.831 vs 3.556

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2400S

  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 599 vs 531
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1790 vs 1593
  • 5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 60.606 vs 12.03
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.309 vs 0.22
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 1.395 vs 0.669
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 599 vs 531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1790 vs 1593
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 60.606 vs 12.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.309 vs 0.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.395 vs 0.669

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2400S

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1520
1468
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3428
3172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
531
599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1593
1790
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.868
2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
12.03
60.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.22
0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.669
1.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.831
3.556
Name AMD Athlon X4 860K Intel Core i5-2400S
PassMark - Single thread mark 1520 1468
PassMark - CPU mark 3428 3172
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 531 599
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1593 1790
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.868 2.484
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 12.03 60.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.22 0.309
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.669 1.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.831 3.556

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 860K Intel Core i5-2400S

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating 2840 2657
Series AMD Athlon X4 Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Sandy Bridge
Launch date January 2011
Launch price (MSRP) $141
Price now $65.70
Processor Number i5-2400S
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 22.24

Performance

Base frequency 3.7 GHz 2.50 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 32 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.30 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 216 mm
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1160 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ LGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Graphics

Device ID 0x102
Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 2000

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Security & Reliability

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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)