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).

AMD Athlon X4 870K

Intel Core i7-4820K

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: 6482 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	6482 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

6482

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	6482
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)