i3-1110G4 vs Athlon X4 870K

Place in the ranking	1865	1723
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Tiger Lake
Power efficiency	2.14	16.85
Architecture codename	Godaveri (2014−2016)	Tiger Lake-UP4 (2020)
Release date	December 2015 (9 years ago)	2 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.9 GHz
Bus rate	no data	2 GT/s
L1 cache	256K	96K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm SuperFin
Die size	245 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Number of transistors	2,411 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4 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	FM2+	FCBGA1598
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4 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 Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4 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 Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-2133	DDR4
Maximum memory size	no data	32 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.1 GHz
Execution Units	no data	48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
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.

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.

Athlon X4 870K 2.15

i3-1110G4 2.67
+24.2%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 870K 3410

i3-1110G4 4236
+24.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.15	2.67
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	28 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	15 Watt

Athlon X4 870K has 100% more physical cores.

i3-1110G4, on the other hand, has a 24.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1110G4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 870K in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 870K is a desktop processor while Core i3-1110G4 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 870K and Core i3-1110G4, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.