AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD A4-5300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD A4-5300 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, 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).

 

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
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.6 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 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1336
• 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 1365
• Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 532 vs 425
• 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 638

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-5300

• Around 25% 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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD A4-5300

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1558 1336
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3410 1365
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	532 425
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1619 638

Compare specifications (specs)