AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs Intel Core i5-7600K

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X3 460 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i5-7600K
AMD Athlon II X3 460 Intel Core i5-7600K

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X3 460 or Intel Core i5-7600K - 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 Athlon II X3 460 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X3 460 was released in Q2/2011.

The Intel Core i5-7600K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i5-7600K was released in Q1/2017.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Intel Core i5 (328)
AMD Athlon II X3 (Rana) (12) CPU group Intel Core i 7000 (17)
1 Generation 7
Rana Architecture Kaby Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i5-6600K
-- Successor Intel Core i5-8600K

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X3 460 has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X3 460 is 3.40 GHz while the Intel Core i5-7600K has 4 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i5-7600K is at 3.80 GHz (4.20 GHz).

AMD Athlon II X3 460 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7600K
3 Cores 4
3 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.40 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.20 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 Athlon II X3 460 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7600K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X3 460 or Intel Core i5-7600K 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.15 GHz
-- GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 24
-- Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

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.

no iGPU GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Athlon II X3 460 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i5-7600K supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

AMD Athlon II X3 460 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7600K
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR4-2400
16 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
No ECC No
1.50 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X3 460 is 95 W, while the Intel Core i5-7600K has a TDP of 91 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X3 460 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7600K
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 91 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X3 460 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 1.50 MB cache. The Intel Core i5-7600K is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X3 460 Characteristic Intel Core i5-7600K
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3 Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011 Release date Q1/2017
-- Release price 270 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
426 (36%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1174 (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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
1108 (29%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
3855 (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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
1960 (29%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
6862 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1420 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
4278 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-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 single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
433 (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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1589 (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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
Intel HD Graphics 630 @ 1.15 GHz
442 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
492 (100%)

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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1794 (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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
179 (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 Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon II X3 460
3C 3T @ 3.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i5-7600K Intel Core i5-7600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
717 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Athlon II X3 460 Intel Core i5-7600K
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