AMD A10-7300 vs AMD Athlon II X4 860K

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AMD A10-7300 CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD A10-7300 AMD Athlon II X4 860K

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A10-7300 and the AMD Athlon II X4 860K and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A10-7300 4 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the AMD Athlon II X4 860K which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2014.
AMD A (112) Family AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD A10-7000 (7) 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 A10-7300 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.90 GHz (3.20 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K clocks with 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz), has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD A10-7300 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.90 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
3.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.00 GHz
2.70 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.00 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A10-7300 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 860K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) GPU no iGPU
0.46 GHz GPU frequency --
0.53 GHz 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 R6 (Kaveri) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode 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

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A10-7300, while the AMD Athlon II X4 860K supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 34.1 GB/s enabled.

AMD A10-7300 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 860K
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR3-2133
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 4.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A10-7300 has a TDP of 19 W. The TDP of the AMD Athlon II X4 860K is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A10-7300 Characteristic AMD Athlon II X4 860K
19 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A10-7300 has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD Athlon II X4 860K is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 32 nm.

AMD A10-7300 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
Q2/2014 Release date Q4/2014
-- Release price 70 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-7300 (54%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD A10-7300 (62%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K (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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
322 (60%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K 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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
823 (52%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1586 (100%)

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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
3010 (88%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
3410 (100%)

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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
44 (47%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K 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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
139 (47%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K 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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K 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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1677 (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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K 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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) @ 0.53 GHz
409 (100%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K 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 A10-7300 AMD A10-7300
4C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
747 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A10-7300 AMD Athlon II X4 860K
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