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AMD Athlon II X4 860K vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2014
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
Released
Q2/2018
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 860K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X? 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 Ryzen 5 2600X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2018.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1130 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.60 GHz

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
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    369 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    About 1.5 times more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    273 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    221 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    287 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    217 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    243 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    234 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    490 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    471 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    74 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    119 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    151 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    73 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    124 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    392 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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 Ryzen
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II (Kaveri) left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Successor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
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 3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 12
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • 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 Ryzen 5 2600X and AMD Athlon II X4 860K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 64 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 95 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
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, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 16.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaveri left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q4/2014 left arrow Q2/2018

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 Ryzen 5 2600X.

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
1074
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
7514
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
3048
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
176
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
1380
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
1052
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
5782
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
4823
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
22745
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
2.08
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
14.4
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
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
14360
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

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