AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i5-8300H

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and Intel Core i5-8300H 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon X4 870K

Intel Core i5-8300H

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 4.00 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8300H

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2262 vs 1558
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7407 vs 3410
Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 971 vs 532
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3404 vs 1619

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2262 vs 1558
PassMark - CPU mark	7407 vs 3410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	971 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3404 vs 1619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8300H

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

2262

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

7407

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

971

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

3404

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i5-8300H
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	2262
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	7407
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	971
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	3404
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.016

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i5-8300H
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2129	1855
Series	AMD Athlon X4	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch date		1 March 2018
Price now		$250
Processor Number		i5-8300H
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.08
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.30 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI
Die size		126 mm
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCBGA1440
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Configurable TDP-down		35 W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm x 28mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E9B
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)