AMD Athlon X4 860K vs Intel Pentium G860

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and Intel Pentium G860 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).

AMD Athlon X4 860K

Intel Pentium G860

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
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 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
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1528 vs 1393
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3432 vs 1459
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 531 vs 524
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1593 vs 947
7.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 0.683
Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.22 vs 0.163
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.831 vs 2.336

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3 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
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528 vs 1393
PassMark - CPU mark	3432 vs 1459
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531 vs 524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593 vs 947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868 vs 0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22 vs 0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831 vs 2.336

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 21.937 vs 12.03

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.937 vs 12.03

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G860

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1528

1393

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3432

1459

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

524

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

947

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.868

0.683

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.03

21.937

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.22

0.163

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.831

2.336

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	Intel Pentium G860
PassMark - Single thread mark	1528	1393
PassMark - CPU mark	3432	1459
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	947
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868	0.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03	21.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22	0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831	2.336

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 860K	Intel Pentium G860
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2828	2832
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sandy Bridge
Launch date		15 September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$29.99
Processor Number		G860
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		26.93
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.00 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB
Transistor count		504 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+	FCLGA1155
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
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 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
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
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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)