AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD Athlon X4 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD Athlon X4 950 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.

AMD Athlon X4 870K

AMD Athlon X4 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 532 vs 514
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 1557

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532 vs 514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619 vs 1557

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

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
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1638 vs 1558
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3594 vs 3410

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1638 vs 1558
PassMark - CPU mark	3594 vs 3410

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1638

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

3594

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

514

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

1557

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD Athlon X4 950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1638
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	3594
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	1557

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD Athlon X4 950
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX	AD950XAGABBOX
Place in performance rating	2113	2089
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Bristol Ridge
Launch date		27 July 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
OPN Tray		AD950XAGM44AB
Price now		$59.99
Value for money (0-100)		26.05
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Configurable TDP		45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)