Intel Core i7-860 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-860 and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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).

Intel Core i7-860

AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 8 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1329 vs 652
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2993 vs 545

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1329 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark	2993 vs 545

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-860
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1329

652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2993

545

Name	Intel Core i7-860	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1329	652
PassMark - CPU mark	2993	545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	507
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1890
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	2296
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	49.877
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.161

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-860	AMD Athlon 64 3400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Clawhammer
Launch date	September 2009	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$229
Place in performance rating	2753	2773
Price now	$289.95
Processor Number	i7-860
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.09
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	296 mm2	193 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.46 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	774 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1156	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)