Intel Pentium G860 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G860 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G860

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G860

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 25% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1393 vs 876
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1459 vs 679
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 0.683 vs 0.599

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	15 September 2011 vs May 2006
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1393 vs 876
PassMark - CPU mark	1459 vs 679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.683 vs 0.599

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G860
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1393

876

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1459

679

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.683

0.599

Name	Intel Pentium G860	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1393	876
PassMark - CPU mark	1459	679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	947
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	0.683	0.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	21.937
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.163
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.336

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G860	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Windsor
Launch date	15 September 2011	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	2832	2824
Price now	$29.99
Processor Number	G860
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	26.93
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.00 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	504 Million	154 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)