AMD Athlon X4 860K vs 4 950 |
Released August, 2014
AMD Athlon X4 860K
- 3.7 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X4 860K
 | Much newer manufacturing process 28 nm | | Much higher clock speed 3.7 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | More cores 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 28 nm | vs | 180 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 0.95 GHz | Around 4x higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.37 GHz | vs | 4.19 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.45 GHz | vs | 4.29 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon 4 950 vs the Athlon X4 860K. | |||||||
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Features Key features of the Athlon X4 860K vs 4 950
clock speed
L2 cache
overclocked clock speed (air)
overclocked clock speed (water)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Athlon X4 860K | vs | 4 950 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 0.95 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
| Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| BMI1 | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| FMA3 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| TBM | |||
details | Athlon X4 860K | vs | 4 950 |
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| L2 cache | 4 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 28 nm | 180 nm | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.37 GHz | 4.19 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.45 GHz | 4.29 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.37 GHz | 4.19 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W | N/A | |
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