Iris Graphics 48 vs Athlon X4 870K

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 870K and Iris Graphics 48 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1843not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Iris Graphics
Power efficiency2.14no data
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Gen9
Release dateDecember 2015 (8 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 870K and Iris Graphics 48 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)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed3.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz0.3 GHz
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size245 mm2no data
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 870K and Iris Graphics 48 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 870K and Iris Graphics 48. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 870K and Iris Graphics 48 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 870K and Iris Graphics 48. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133no data
Maximum memory sizeno data65,536 MB 67,108,864 KB 68,719,476,736 B 0.0625 TiB 64 GB

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 870K and Iris Graphics 48.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm

Iris Graphics 48 has a 100% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 870K and Iris Graphics 48. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon X4 870K is a desktop processor while Iris Graphics 48 is a notebook one.


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