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
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 870K | Intel Core i7-4820K |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | |
Die size | 257 mm | |
L3 cache | 10240 KB (shared) | |
Transistor count | 1860 million | |
Memory |
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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 |
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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 |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |