AMD Athlon X4 860K Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Athlon X4 860K Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2014 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.7GHz, max speed at 4GHz, and a 95W power rating. Athlon X4 860K is based on the Kaveri 28nm family and part of the Athlon X4 series.
Price 72.7%
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Athlon X4 860K - 1080p - R9 FURY X - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Core i3-8350K
76.9
Core i3-8100
75.7
Ryzen 3 1300X
71
Ryzen 3 1200
70.8
Core i3-7350K
69.7
Core i3-7320
69.1
Core i3-7300
68.9
Core i3-7100
68.2
Core i3-4370
67.1
Core i3-4360
66.9
FX-4100
66.8
Core i3-4350
66.3
Core i3-4340
65.9
Core i3-4330
65.4
Athlon II X4 740
65.3
A8-5500B
65.3
Core i3-6320
65.1
A8-7670K
65.1
A8-7650K
64.8
A8-6500
64.8
Core i3-6300
64.8
Core i3-6100
64.6
Core i3-4170
64.6
Athlon X4 970
64.5
A8-6600K
64.5
Core i3-4160
64.3
A8-7600
64.3
A8-5600K
64.3
Core i3-6098P
64.3
Pro A8-7600B
64.2
Athlon X4 835
64.1
Athlon X4 845
64.1
Core i3-4150
64.1
Athlon X4 950
64
A8-9600
64
Athlon X4 840
64
Athlon II X4 860K
64
A8-5500
63.8
Athlon X4 940
63.8
Athlon X4 880K
63.5
Athlon X4 740
63.5
Core i3-4130
63.5
Athlon II X4 760K
63.4
Athlon X4 760K
63.4
Athlon X4 750K
63.2
Athlon X4 870K
63.1
Core i3-3250
63.1
Athlon X4 860K
62.8
Core i3-3245
62.8
Core i3-3240
62.8
Core i3-3225
62.6
Core i3-3220
62.6
Athlon II X4 750K
62.1
Athlon II X3 460
62
Pentium G4620
62
Pentium G4600
61.8
Pentium G4560
61.5
A8-3870K
61.3
Athlon II X4 631
61.3
A6-3650
61.3
A6-3670K
61.3
A6-3620
61.3
A6-3430MX
61.3
Athlon II X4 620e
61.3
Athlon II X4 651K
61.3
Athlon II X4 651
61.3
Athlon II X4 641
61.3
A8-3850
61.3
Core i3-3210
61.2
Core i3-2130
60.7
Core i3-2100
60.7
Core i3-2120
60.7
Core i3-2125
60.7
Core i3-2105
60.7
Core i3-2102
60.7
Athlon II X2 280
60.3
Pentium G3470
60.3
Pentium G4520
60.3
Pentium G3460
60
Pentium G3450
60
Pentium G3258
60
Pentium G4500
59.8
Pentium G3250
59.8
Athlon II X2 370K
59.8
Athlon X2 370K
59.8
A6-6420K
59.8
A6-7470K
59.6
Pentium G3260
59.4
Athlon II X3 425e
59.4
Athlon X2 350
59.4
A6-9500
59.4
A6-6400K
59.4
Pentium G870
59.4
Pentium G3440
59.3
Pro A6-7400B
59.3
A6-7400K
59.3
Pentium G3430
59.3
Pentium G3420
59.3
Pentium G4400
59.3
A6-5400B
59.3
Pentium G2140
59.1
Athlon X2 340
59.1
Pentium G2130
59.1
Athlon X2 450
59.1
Pentium G3240
58.8
Pentium G3220
58.6
Athlon II X4 638
58.6
A6-3600
58.6
Pentium G2120
58.1
Pentium G2030
58.1
Pentium G640
57.7
Pentium E5800
57.6
Pentium G2020
57.6
Pentium G645
57.5
Pentium G840
56.8
Pentium G850
56.8
Athlon II X2 245e
56.8
Pentium G6960
56.8
Pentium G550
56.8
Athlon II X2 221
56.8
Athlon II X2 270
56.8
Pentium G860
56.8
A6-3500
56.8
A6-5400K
56.7
Pentium G2010
56.6
Athlon II X2 340
56.1
Pentium G630
54.3
Pentium G620
54.3
E2-3200
51.8

The Athlon X4 860K GPU ranks between the Core i3-3250 and Core i3-3245 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.5% less powerful than the Core i3-3250 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core i3-3245 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Athlon X4 860K leaves the Core i3-4370 in the dust with a comfortable 6.4% lead in FPS. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Athlon X4 860K shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Athlon X4 760K by a whopping 0.9%. Once again, the Athlon X4 760K gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Steamroller-based successor shows a ~0.9% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Athlon X4 760K is a testament to how far behind the entry-level Richland-based GPUs lag compared to the new Steamroller lineup. With its performance, the Athlon X4 860K snags the 48th spot on the leaderboard. AMD's Athlon X4 860K may only have a slight edge over the Athlon X4 760K, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock Core i3-4370 in gaming marathons. In the gaming world, the Athlon X4 860K GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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