AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD A6-3620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD A6-3620 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 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), 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
• Around 86% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
• Around 58% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 985
• Around 84% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 1851
• Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 532 vs 310
• Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 1007

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-3620

• 4x 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 A6-3620

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1558 985
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3410 1851
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	532 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1619 1007

Compare specifications (specs)