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AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Athlon X4 950

The AMD Athlon X4 950 is newer than AMD Athlon X4 870K also around 5% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 5% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Athlon X4 870K uses around 38% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 215 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.
×AMD Athlon X4 870K×AMD Athlon X4 950+ ADD
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Socket TypeFM2+AM4
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.1 GHzUp to 3.8 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (in 2 physical modules)4 (in 4 physical modules)
CacheL1: 448KB, L2: 8.0MB, L1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB,
TDP95W65W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2016Q3 2017
# of Samples81134
CPU Value99.7122.7
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1558(-5.0%)1640(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)3410(-5.0%)3591(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon X4 870K
3,410
AMD Athlon X4 950
3,591
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon X4 870K
99.7
AMD Athlon X4 950
122.7
CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 26th of July 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon X4 870K
1,558
AMD Athlon X4 950
1,640

Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per dayAverage CPU Utilization (0-100%)1Power cost, $ per kWh2
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon X4 870KAMD Athlon X4 950
Max TDP95W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.