AMD A8-7670K vs AMD Athlon II X4 860K

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-7670K		AMD Athlon II X4 860K
CPU comparison AMD A8-7670K or AMD Athlon II X4 860K - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A8-7670K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-7670K was released in Q2/2015. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K was released in Q4/2014.

AMD A (112)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD A8-7000 (6)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X4 (Kaveri) (1)
4	Generation	5
Kaveri (Steamroller)	Architecture	Kaveri
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A8-7670K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-7670K is 3.60 GHz (3.90 GHz) while the AMD Athlon II X4 860K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 860K is at 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).
AMD A8-7670K	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.60 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.00 GHz
3.90 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	4.00 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A8-7670K	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD A8-7670K or AMD Athlon II X4 860K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri)	GPU	no iGPU
0.76 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
6	GPU Generation	--
28 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
6	Compute units	--
384	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
12	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri)	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD A8-7670K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 34.2 GB/s. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.
AMD A8-7670K	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
DDR3-2133	Memory	DDR3-2133
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-7670K is 95 W, while the AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A8-7670K	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD A8-7670K is manufactured in 28 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.
AMD A8-7670K	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
28 nm	Technology	32 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
FM2+	Socket	FM2+
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2015	Release date	Q4/2014
120 $	Release price	70 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-7670K (70%)

AMD Athlon II X4 860K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-7670K (93%)

AMD Athlon II X4 860K (87%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	4682 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	3410 (73%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	66 (70%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	94 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	250 (85%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	295 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	517 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1677 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	539 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1586 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	670 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A8-7670K AMD Radeon R7 - 384 (Kaveri) @ 0.76 GHz	581 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A8-7670K 4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	747 (100%)

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