Intel Core i5-3380M vs AMD Athlon X4 860K

Core i5-3380M vs Athlon X4 860K specs and performance

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Athlon X4 860K performs better than the Core i5-3380M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i5-3380M in all gaming tests too.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Athlon X4 860K has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-3380M. A Core i5-3380M CPU outputs less heat than a Athlon X4 860K CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Core i5-3380M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.