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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Intel Core i7-9800X | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X4 860K or Intel Core i7-9800X - 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 Intel Core i7-9800X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9800X was released in Q4/2018. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Core i7 (298) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Kaveri) (1) | CPU group | Intel Core i 9000X (8) |
5 | Generation | 9 |
Kaveri | Architecture | Skylake X Refresh |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
-- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Athlon II X4 860K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz). The Intel Core i7-9800X has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz (4.50 GHz). |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-9800X |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 16 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
Yes | Overclocking ? | Yes |
3.70 GHz | Frequency | 3.80 GHz |
4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 4.50 GHz |
4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 4.20 GHz |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X4 860K supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-9800X can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-9800X |
DDR3-2133 | Memory | DDR4-2666 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 128 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
34.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 85.4 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 16.50 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
16 | PCIe lanes | 44 |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 43.3 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe 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 Intel Core i7-9800X is 165 W. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-9800X |
95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 165 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-9800X cache has a total of 16.50 MB. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Core i7-9800X |
32 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, AVX-512 |
FM2+ | Socket | LGA 2066 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
Q4/2014 | Release date | Q4/2018 |
70 $ | Release price | -- |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.50 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Core i7-9800X
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Intel Core i7-9800X |
Unknown | Unknown |