AMD Athlon II X4 860K
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K vs AMD Phenom II X4 955. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2014
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
Released
Q2/2009
Overall score
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AMD Phenom II X4 955
AMD Phenom II X4 955

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 860K or AMD Phenom II X4 955? 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 maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q4/2014.

AMD Phenom II X4 955 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2009.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1130 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 14% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    388 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    366 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    448 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    826 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    741 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1085 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1064 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    539 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    434 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    519 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    544 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    782 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1229 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X4 955 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    390 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    343 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    455 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    877 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    697 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1212 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1151 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    702 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    538 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    729 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    517 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    968 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD Phenom II X4 955 AMD Phenom II X4 955
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD Phenom II
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 4
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II (Kaveri) left arrow AMD Phenom II - 800/900
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    4.00 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Phenom II X4 955 and AMD Athlon II X4 860K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR2-1066
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Phenom II X4 955 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

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

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaveri left arrow Deneb (K10)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow AM3
  • Release date
    Q4/2014 left arrow Q2/2009

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 Phenom II X4 955.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
517
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
488
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
1677
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
1967
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
670
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
651
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
94
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
84
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
295
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
324
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
539
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
422
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1586
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
1401
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2500
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
1709
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
8155
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
5984
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.03
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
0.97
AMD Phenom II X4 955
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
3.97
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
3.82
AMD Phenom II X4 955
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
5636
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
3987
AMD Phenom II X4 955

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