AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD Epyc 7443P
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K vs AMD Epyc 7443P

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Released
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Q1/2021
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Which one of the central processing units is better: AMD Athlon II X4 860K or AMD Epyc 7443P? On this page we compare the technical data and benchmark results of different CPUs.

The AMD Athlon II X4 860K has 4 cores and 4 threads with maximum working frequency of 4.00 GHz. The AMD Athlon II X4 860K was released on Q4/2014.

The AMD Epyc 7443P has 24 cores with 4 threads and 4.00 GHz of frequency. The AMD Epyc 7443P was released on Q1/2021.

Differences
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AMD Athlon II X4 860K
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  • Higher clock speed
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.85 GHz
    Around -30% better clock speed
  • Performance per watt
    95 W left arrow 200 W
    About 2.11 0.97 times less performance per watt
Reasons to consider
AMD Epyc 7443P
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  • More number of cores
    24 left arrow 4
    6 times more cores
Specifications
Complete list of technical specifications
AMD Athlon II X4 860K AMD Athlon II X4 860K
AMD Epyc 7443P AMD Epyc 7443P
CPU generation and family

Let's find out which one of AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Epyc 7443P is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

  • Name
    AMD Athlon II X4 860K left arrow AMD Epyc 7443P
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD Epyc
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II (Kaveri) left arrow AMD Epyc 7003
CPU Cores and Base Frequency

In this block we are going to compare AMD Athlon II X4 860K vs AMD Epyc 7443P by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.85 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 24
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.00 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 48
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
Internal Graphics

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Epyc 7443P along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

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

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Epyc 7443P. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

  • 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 & PCIe

To choose the best model between AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Epyc 7443P you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 8
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 4.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 128
Encryption

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Epyc 7443P.

  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Athlon II X4 860K or AMD Epyc 7443P? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 200 W
  • TDP down
    -- left arrow 165 W
Technical details

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Epyc 7443P CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

  • 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 128.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Kaveri left arrow Milan (Zen 3)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    FM2+ left arrow SP3
  • Release date
    Q4/2014 left arrow Q1/2021
Devices using this processor

List of devices based on AMD Athlon II X4 860K and AMD Epyc 7443P.

  • Used in
    Unknown left arrow Unknown
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