Intel Core i3-2357M vs AMD Athlon II X4 860K

Last updated: 2023-05-10

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-2357M		AMD Athlon II X4 860K
CPU comparison Intel Core i3-2357M 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 Intel Core i3-2357M has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.30 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-2357M was released in Q2/2011. 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.

Intel Core i3 (205)	Family	AMD Athlon II (52)
Intel Core i 2000M (46)	CPU group	AMD Athlon II X4 (Kaveri) (1)
2	Generation	5
Sandy Bridge H	Architecture	Kaveri
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i3-2357M is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.30 GHz. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz (4.00 GHz).
Intel Core i3-2357M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
1.30 GHz	Frequency	3.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	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.
Intel Core i3-2357M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
--	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.
Intel HD Graphics 3000	GPU	no iGPU
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	--
0.95 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	--
6	GPU Generation	--
32 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
12	Compute units	--
96	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
10.1	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.
Intel HD Graphics 3000	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
No	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i3-2357M supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i3-2357M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR3-2133
16 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Yes	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
2.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
8.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	15.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-2357M has a TDP of 17 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X4 860K is 95 W.
Intel Core i3-2357M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
17 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	95 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i3-2357M has a 3.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X4 860K cache has a total of 4.00 MB.
Intel Core i3-2357M	Characteristic	AMD Athlon II X4 860K
32 nm	Technology	32 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX	ISA extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
BGA 1023	Socket	FM2+
VT-x, VT-x EPT	Virtualization	AMD-V
Yes	AES-NI	No
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2011	Release date	Q4/2014
--	Release price	70 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2357M (51%)

AMD Athlon II X4 860K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i3-2357M (32%)

AMD Athlon II X4 860K (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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	277 (51%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	539 (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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	659 (42%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	1586 (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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	760 (22%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	3410 (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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	206 (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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	440 (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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	670 (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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M Intel HD Graphics 3000 @ 0.95 GHz	182 (100%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 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.


	Intel Core i3-2357M 2C 4T @ 1.30 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Athlon II X4 860K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	295 (100%)

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