AMD EPYC 7232P vs AMD Athlon II X4 860K

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD EPYC 7232P		AMD Athlon II X4 860K
CPU comparison AMD EPYC 7232P or AMD Athlon II X4 860K - 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 EPYC 7232P has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7232P was released in Q3/2019. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K was released in Q4/2014.

AMD EPYC (129)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
AMD EPYC 7002 (24)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X4 (Kaveri) (1)
2	Generation	5
Rome (Zen 2)	Architecture	Kaveri
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD EPYC 7232P is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (3.20 GHz). The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).
AMD EPYC 7232P	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
8	Cores	4
16	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
3.10 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
3.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.00 GHz
3.20 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 EPYC 7232P	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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 EPYC 7232P supports a maximum of GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD EPYC 7232P	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-2133
	Max. Memory	32 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
32.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
4.0	PCIe version	3.0
128	PCIe lanes	16
252.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD EPYC 7232P has a TDP of 120 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X4 860K is 95 W.
AMD EPYC 7232P	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
120 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD EPYC 7232P has a 32.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X4 860K cache has a total of 4.00 MB.

AMD EPYC 7232P	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
7 nm	Technology	32 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
SP3	Socket	FM2+
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2019	Release date	Q4/2014
790 $	Release price	70 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7232P (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 860K (55%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD EPYC 7232P (100%)

AMD Athlon II X4 860K (19%)

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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	988 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	539 (55%)

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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	8764 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1586 (18%)

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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	17018 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	3410 (20%)

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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1677 (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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	1254 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	7584 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	372 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	670 (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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.10 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz	747 (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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	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 EPYC 7232P 8C 16T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	295 (100%)

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