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AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPUBoss recommends the AMD Athlon X4 860K based on its overclocking.
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Released August, 2014
AMD Athlon X4 860K
- 3.7 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
5.3 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X4 860K
 | Is unlocked Yes |
by Nick-Farrell (Aug, 2014)AMD has fitted the CPU with 2 MB of L2 cache and it should be priced for the budget market.
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Released July, 2014
AMD A8 7600
- 3.1 GHz
- Quad core
9.4 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the A8 7600
| | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
by PCMag (Jan, 2014)Better Competitive Positioning First, the good news—the A8-7600 is a huge improvement over AMD's previous 45W part.
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 860K vs 7600 among desktop CPUs
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 9.4 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Athlon X4 860K vs A8 7600
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon X4 860K | vs | A8 7600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.1 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 95W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 9.84 pt/W | 8.09 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 52.81W | |
details | Athlon X4 860K | vs | A8 7600 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 28 nm | 28 nm | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.37 GHz | 3.99 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.45 GHz | 3.81 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.37 GHz | 3.99 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | GPU | |
| Label | N/A | Radeon™ R7 | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | 11.0 | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | 720 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-2133 | |||
| DDR3-1866 | |||
| Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
| Maximum bandwidth | 29,866.66 MB/s | 34,133.32 MB/s | |
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