AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD A4-4000

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD A4-4000 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 870K

AMD A4-4000

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 37% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1133
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 1146
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 532 vs 359
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 525

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 1133
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 1146
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532 vs 359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619 vs 525

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4000

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

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD A4-4000

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1133

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

1146

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

359

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

525

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD A4-4000
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1133
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	1146
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		2.86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4280

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD A4-4000
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2127	2132
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Richland
Launch date		June 2013
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		70 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)