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AMD Athlon II X4 860K vs Intel Core i3-1115G4. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2014
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
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Q3/2020
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Intel Core i3-1115G4
Intel Core i3-1115G4

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 860K or Intel Core i3-1115G4? 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.

Intel Core i3-1115G4 has a base frequency of 1.70 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 15 W. Released in Q3/2020.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    270 left arrow place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 118% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

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
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    247 left arrow place
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 2 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.10 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    15 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-1115G4 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    131 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    284 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    369 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    278 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    594 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    195 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    652 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    290 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    163 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
Intel Core i3-1115G4 Intel Core i3-1115G4
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II (Kaveri) left arrow Intel Core i 1100G/11000U
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow Intel Core i3
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 11
  • 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 1.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    4 GHz left arrow 4.1 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    4 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow 3 GHz
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 12
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 48
  • Generation
    - left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 300 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel UHD Graphics (Tiger Lake G4)
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1250 MHz
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 4
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 8 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q3/2020
  • Shader
    - left arrow 384
  • Technology
    - left arrow 10 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 Conflicting source values: Decode | Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-1115G4 and AMD Athlon II X4 860K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 64 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-3200LPDDR4X-3733
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 4
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 860K and Intel Core i3-1115G4 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    95 W left arrow 15 W
  • TDP down
    - left arrow 12 W
  • TDP up
    - left arrow 28 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X4 860K and Intel Core i3-1115G4, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Kaveri left arrow Tiger Lake U
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2014 left arrow Q3/2020
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow BGA 1449
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 3 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i3-1115G4 1916.307199 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 3 threads / linux
System RAM: 8 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: LENOVO / LNVNB161216
Duration: 521.837 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X4 860K and Intel Core i3-1115G4.

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

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

517.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
1329.000000
Intel Core i3-1115G4
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1677.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
2696.000000
Intel Core i3-1115G4
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

670.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
1064.000000
Intel Core i3-1115G4
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

94.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
165.000000
Intel Core i3-1115G4
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

295.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
417.000000
Intel Core i3-1115G4
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

539.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
1329.000000
Intel Core i3-1115G4
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1586.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 860K
2696.000000
Intel Core i3-1115G4

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