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Intel Core i7-2600K

vs

AMD Athlon X4 860K

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Intel Core i7-2600K and AMD Athlon X4 860K processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Athlon X4 860K

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: up to 4 GHz (3.80 GHz vs up to 4 GHz)
Higher Technology: 28 nm (32 nm vs 28 nm)
Newer PCI Express Version: Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only) (2.0 vs Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only))
Newer Launch Date: August 2014 (January 2011 vs August 2014)

Basic

Intel

Label Name

AMD

January 2011

Launch Date

August 2014

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

i7-2600K

Model Name

Athlon X4 860K

Sandy Bridge

Code Name

Kaveri

Generation

Athlon (Kaveri)

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

3.40 GHz

Basic Frequency

3.7 GHz

Yes

Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)

Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)

3.80 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

up to 4 GHz

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2 | Intel® AVX

Instruction Set Extensions

Yes

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology

Yes

Intel Hyper-Threading Technology

2.0

Intel Turbo Boost Technology

3.80 GHz

Intel Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 Frequency

L1 Cache

256 KB

L2 Cache

4 MB

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

8 MB Intel® Smart Cache

Cache

LGA1155

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AMD Socket FM2+

Multiplier

37.0x

Multiplier Unlocked

Yes

Intel AES New Instructions

32 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

28 nm

95 W

TDP

95 W

2.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Gen 3, 16 Lanes (CPU only)

Max Number of PCI Express Lanes

A PCI Express (PCIe) lane consists of two differential signaling pairs, one for receiving data, one for transmitting data, and is the basic unit of the PCIe bus. Max # of PCI Express Lanes is the total number of supported lanes.

64-bit

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

Yes

Intel 64

Yes

Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Transistor Count

2,411 million

Memory Specifications

DDR3 1066/1333

Memory Type

DDR3

32 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Dual-channel

5 GT/s

Bus Speed

21 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes

Intel Flex Memory Access

GPU Specifications

Intel® HD Graphics 3000

GPU Name

850 MHz

Graphics Base Frequency

Graphics Base frequency refers to the rated/guaranteed graphics render clock frequency in MHz.

1.35 GHz

Graphics Frequency

Number of Displays Supported

Yes

Intel Clear Video HD Technology

Yes

Intel InTru 3D Technology

Yes

Intel Quick Sync Video

Miscellaneous

Yes

Execute Disable Bit

Execute Disable Bit is a hardware-based security feature that can reduce exposure to viruses and malicious-code attacks and prevent harmful software from executing and propagating on the server or network.