Intel Core i7-860S vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-860S and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-860S

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 89 Watt
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1093 vs 802
  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2280 vs 1507
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs May 2006
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 82 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1093 vs 802
PassMark - CPU mark 2280 vs 1507

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-860S
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1093
802
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2280
1507
Name Intel Core i7-860S AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1093 802
PassMark - CPU mark 2280 1507
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 46.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.716
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 427

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-860S AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+

Essentials

Architecture codename Lynnfield Windsor
Launch date January 2010 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $422
Place in performance rating 2912 2927
Price now $198.99 $331.49
Processor Number i7-860S
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 6.97 1.17
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.53 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2 220 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 774 million 154 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 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 82 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)