Pentium 4417U vs Athlon X4 860K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 860K
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.16
+53.2%
Pentium 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.41

Athlon X4 860K outperforms Pentium 4417U by an impressive 53% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18472200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency2.158.90
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)no data
Release date12 August 2014 (10 years ago)1 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHzno data
Bus rateno data4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cacheno data2 MB SmartCache
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2+FCBGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.1 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 860K and Pentium 4417U.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1612

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 860K 2.16
+53.2%
Pentium 4417U 1.41

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 860K 3434
+53.2%
Pentium 4417U 2242

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 1.41
Recency 12 August 2014 1 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 15 Watt

Athlon X4 860K has a 53.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium 4417U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 860K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4417U in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 860K is a desktop processor while Pentium 4417U is a notebook one.


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