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 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 979
  • Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 1848
  • Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 532 vs 310
  • Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 1007
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 32 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1558 vs 979
PassMark - CPU mark 3410 vs 1848
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 vs 310
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
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 A6-3620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1558
979
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3410
1848
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
532
310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1619
1007
Name AMD Athlon X4 870K AMD A6-3620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1558 979
PassMark - CPU mark 3410 1848
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 310
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1619 1007
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.783
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.162
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.488
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2231
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3912
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2231
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3912

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 870K AMD A6-3620

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating 2127 2091
Series AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Llano
Launch date December 2011

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 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 228 mm
Transistor count 1178 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ FM1
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™)