AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i7-4820K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and Intel Core i7-4820K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 66.8°C
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C vs 66.8°C
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4820K

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1957 vs 1558
  • Around 90% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6481 vs 3410
  • Around 59% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 848 vs 532
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3531 vs 1619
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1957 vs 1558
PassMark - CPU mark 6481 vs 3410
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 848 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3531 vs 1619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4820K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1558
1957
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3410
6481
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
532
848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1619
3531
Name AMD Athlon X4 870K Intel Core i7-4820K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1558 1957
PassMark - CPU mark 3410 6481
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 532 848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1619 3531
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3874
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.079
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 94.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.648
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.812
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 6.745

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 870K Intel Core i7-4820K

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating 2127 2119
Series AMD Athlon X4 Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Ivy Bridge E
Launch date September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $399
Price now $594.96
Processor Number i7-4820K
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.81

Performance

Base frequency 3.9 GHz 3.70 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 66.8°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz 3.90 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 257 mm
L3 cache 10240 KB (shared)
Transistor count 1860 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 4
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Maximum memory bandwidth 59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 130 Watt
Thermal Solution Near Silent 95W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 52.5mm x 45.0mm

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 40

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection 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)