Intel Core i7-860 vs AMD Sempron 140

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-860 and AMD Sempron 140 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1330 vs 1037
  • 6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3001 vs 486
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 507 vs 324
  • 5.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1890 vs 328
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2009 vs July 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1330 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 3001 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 507 vs 324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1890 vs 328

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-860
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 140

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1330
1037
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3001
486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
507
324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1890
328
Name Intel Core i7-860 AMD Sempron 140
PassMark - Single thread mark 1330 1037
PassMark - CPU mark 3001 486
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 507 324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1890 328
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 Sempron 140

Essentials

Architecture codename Lynnfield Sargas
Launch date September 2009 July 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $229 $40
Place in performance rating 2726 2739
Price now $289.95 $39.59
Processor Number i7-860
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.09 5.46
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2 117 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 1024 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.7°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 774 million 234 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 DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported LGA1156 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 45 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)