AMD Athlon II X4 860K vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X4 860K		AMD Ryzen 5 3500
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X4 860K or AMD Ryzen 5 3500 - 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 X4 860K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K was released in Q4/2014. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 was released in Q4/2019.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (85)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Kaveri) (1)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 3000 (15)
5	Generation	3
Kaveri	Architecture	Matisse (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X4 860K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (4.10 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X4 860K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
4	Cores	6
4	Threads	6
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	No
Yes	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.70 GHz	Frequency	3.60 GHz
4.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.10 GHz
4.00 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 Athlon II X4 860K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
No	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	No
No	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X4 860K supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD Athlon II X4 860K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
DDR3-2133	Memory	DDR4-3200
32 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
34.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
4.00 MB	L2 Cache	--
--	L3 Cache	32.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	20
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a TDP of 95 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 is 65 W.
AMD Athlon II X4 860K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 cache has a total of 32.00 MB.
AMD Athlon II X4 860K	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 3500
32 nm	Technology	7 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FM2+	Socket	AM4 (PGA 1331)
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2014	Release date	Q4/2019
70 $	Release price	125 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 860K (49%)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 860K (27%)

AMD Ryzen 5 3500 (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 Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	539 (47%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1137 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1586 (33%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	4816 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	670 (25%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	2652 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	3410 (27%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	12854 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	747 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 3.60 GHz	2831 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	94 (50%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	188 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	295 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	1129 (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 Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	517 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1677 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	1626 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	5500 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.10 GHz	464 (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 X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 3500 6C 6T @ 4.00 GHz	483 (100%)

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