Ryzen 3 7320U vs Athlon X4 860K

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 3 7320U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1752	1061
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.49	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Mendocino (Zen 2, Ryzen 7020)
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Mendocino-U (Zen 2)
Release date	12 August 2014 (9 years ago)	20 September 2022 (1 year ago)
Current price	$78	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 3 7320U 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	256K	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Die size	245 mm2	100 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,411 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 3 7320U 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FM2+	FP6
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 3 7320U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	LPDDR5-5500 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 3 7320U are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 3 7320U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3-2133

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon 610M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 860K and Ryzen 3 7320U.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	4

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Ryzen 3 7320U outperforms Athlon X4 860K by 162% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.22	5.81
Recency	12 August 2014	20 September 2022
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	28 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

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