Athlon X4 860K vs Pentium G4600

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4600 and Athlon X4 860K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1710	1751
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.32	0.49
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	12 August 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$87	no data
Current price	$84 (1x MSRP)	$112

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4600 has 578% better value for money than Athlon X4 860K.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4600 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.6 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256K
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4600 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	FCLGA1151	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4600 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	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G4600 and Athlon X4 860K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4600 and Athlon X4 860K are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4600 and Athlon X4 860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, DDR4-2400, DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600	DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 630	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4600 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4600 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4600 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4600 and Athlon X4 860K.

PCIe version	3.0	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.

Pentium G4600 outperforms Athlon X4 860K by 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.35	2.21
Recency	3 January 2017	12 August 2014
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	51 Watt	95 Watt

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