AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Core i5-9400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and Intel Core i5-9400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 860K

Intel Core i5-9400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256K (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x 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 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2433 vs 1520
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9392 vs 3428
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1075 vs 531
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4645 vs 1593

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2433 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark	9392 vs 3428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1075 vs 531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4645 vs 1593

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1520

2433

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3428

9392

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

1075

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

4645

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	Intel Core i5-9400
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520	2433
PassMark - CPU mark	3428	9392
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	1075
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	4645
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	3760
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
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6414
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1738
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3574
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6414

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 860K	Intel Core i5-9400
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2840	818
Series	AMD Athlon X4	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch date		October 2018
Processor Number		i5-9400
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256K (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		9 MB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0X3E98/x92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)