Athlon X4 860K vs i5-1155G7

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1050	1841
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Tiger Lake	no data
Power efficiency	21.49	2.15
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K 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	8	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	256K
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	10 nm SuperFin	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K 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	FCBGA1449	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
Execution Units	80	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680x4320@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12.1	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1155G7 and Athlon X4 860K.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.60	2.24
Recency	31 May 2021	12 August 2014
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	95 Watt

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