AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD FX-4320

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD FX-4320 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 FX-4320

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 3114
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1619 vs 1472

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 3114
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619 vs 1472

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4320

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 550 vs 532

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1563 vs 1558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550 vs 532

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD FX-4320

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1563

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

3114

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

550

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

1472

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD FX-4320
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1563
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	3114
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	1472

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD FX-4320
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX	FD4320WMHKBOX
Place in performance rating	2034	2038
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Vishera
Launch date		October 2012
OPN Tray		FD4320WMW4MHK
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	70.50°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L3 cache		4 MB
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Not Listed
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™)