AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 | |
CPU comparisonAMD Athlon II X4 860K or Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 - 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 Xeon E5-2603 v4 has 6 cores with 6 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 was released in Q1/2016. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Xeon E5 (71) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Kaveri) (1) | CPU group | Intel Xeon E5 v4 (24) |
5 | Generation | 6 |
Kaveri | Architecture | Broadwell E |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | Intel Xeon E5-2603 v3 |
-- | 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 Xeon E5-2603 v4 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.70 GHz. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 6 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
3.70 GHz | Frequency | 1.70 GHz |
4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
4.00 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Athlon II X4 860K supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 can connect up to 1536 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 |
DDR3-2133 | Memory | DDR4-1866 |
32 GB | Max. Memory | 1536 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
34.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 59.8 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | Yes |
4.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
-- | L3 Cache | 15.00 MB |
3.0 | PCIe version | 3.0 |
16 | PCIe lanes | 40 |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 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 Xeon E5-2603 v4 is 85 W. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 |
95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 85 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a 4.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 cache has a total of 15.00 MB. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Characteristic | Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 |
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 |
FM2+ | Socket | LGA 2011-3 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
No | AES-NI | Yes |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q4/2014 | Release date | Q1/2016 |
70 $ | Release price | 210 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz |
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Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K | Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 |
Unknown | Unknown |