AMD Athlon II X4 860K
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K vs AMD C-30. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2014
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
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Q1/2011
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AMD C-30
AMD C-30

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 860K or AMD C-30? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X4 860K has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 95 W. Released in Q4/2014.

AMD C-30 has a base frequency of 1.20 GHz. 1 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 9 W. Released in Q1/2011.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    270 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 208% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 1.20 GHz
  • More number of cores

    3 more cores

    4 left arrow 1

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 860K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    329 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    308 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    416 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    792 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    723 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    913 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    845 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    539 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    428 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    561 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    437 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    622 place
AMD C-30 Reasons to consider
AMD C-30
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    9 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD C-30 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1639 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1219 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD C-30 AMD C-30
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II (Kaveri) left arrow AMD C
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD C
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Mobile
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.7 GHz left arrow 1.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 1
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 1
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 1
  • Generation
    - left arrow 3
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 280 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6250
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 1 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2010
  • Shader
    - left arrow 80
  • Technology
    - left arrow 40 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD C-30 and AMD Athlon II X4 860K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1066
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD C-30 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 9 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD C-30, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kaveri left arrow Ontario (Bobcat)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 1 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2014 left arrow Q1/2011
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow BGA 413
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 40 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD C-30.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

5636.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
315.000000
AMD C-30

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