AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i5-4570T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and Intel Core i5-4570T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, 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 - 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).

AMD Athlon X4 870K

Intel Core i5-4570T

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
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 66.35°C
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 3220

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 66.35°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 3220

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-4570T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1911 vs 1558
Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 795 vs 532
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1663 vs 1619

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911 vs 1558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	795 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1663 vs 1619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-4570T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

3220

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

795

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

1663

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i5-4570T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1911
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	3220
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	1663
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.326
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		39.165
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.26
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.74
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		942
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2506
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		942
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1564
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2506

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i5-4570T
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2127	2133
Series	AMD Athlon X4	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$222
Price now		$148.99
Processor Number		i5-4570T
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.54
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.90 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	66.35°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W	PCG 2013A
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.2/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)