AMD Athlon X4 860K vs HP Xeon 6526Y

AMD Athlon X4 860K 4-core FM2+

AMD Athlon X4 860K 4-core FM2+

AMD
42 Overall Score
vs
HP Xeon 6526Y 16-core LGA 4677

HP Xeon 6526Y 16-core LGA 4677

HP
75 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

AMD Athlon X4 860K 4-core FM2+

84 out of 100 high confidence 64 reviews

This budget AMD Athlon X4 860K is widely praised for its excellent price-to-performance ratio, especially for gaming builds. Users report solid overclocking potential (up to 4.5-4.6 GHz) and good performance with mid-range GPUs, though the stock cooler is often criticized as inadequate. A common issue is the lack of integrated graphics, requiring a discrete GPU, and some users note the need for a BIOS update on certain motherboards.

Pros
  • Excellent price-to-performance
  • Great overclocking potential
  • Good for budget gaming
  • Quad-core performance
  • Runs cool with aftermarket cooler
Cons
  • No integrated graphics
  • Stock cooler inadequate
  • Requires BIOS update on some boards
  • Dead platform (FM2+)
  • Thermal margin confusing
👍 Value for money 18
👍 Overclocking potential 12
👎 Stock cooler quality 10
👍 Gaming performance 15
👎 Integrated graphics absence 8
🤔 Bios compatibility 6

HP Xeon 6526Y 16-core LGA 4677

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Productivity
AMD
42
HP
90
Server
AMD
31
HP
86
Ai Llm
AMD
33
HP
78
Budget
AMD
64
HP
43
Gaming
AMD
41
HP
43
Efficiency
AMD
37
HP
39

Specifications

AMD Athlon X4 860KHP Xeon 6526Y
Processor
BrandAMDIntel
SeriesAthlon X4Xeon Gold
Model860K6526Y
CodenameKaveri—
Classdesktopserver
Process28★—
Cores & Clocks
Cores416★
Threads432★
Base Clock
3,700
2,800
Boost Clock
4,000
3,900
Cache
L2 Cache432★
L3 Cache437★
Performance
PassMark Multi
3,415
41,900
PassMark Single
1,514
2,947
Memory
Memory TypeDDR3-2133DDR5★
Max Speed
2,133
5,200
Channels2★—
Max MemoryNo data
2,048
ECC—✓★
Platform & Power
SocketFM2+LGA 4677
PCIe3.05.0
PCIe Lanes—80★
TDP95★195
Unlocked✓★✗
Graphics & AI
Integrated GraphicsNoneNo

Pros & Cons

AMD Athlon X4 860K 4-core FM2+

  • Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong affordability (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong social proof (78th percentile)
  • Below average ai (31st percentile)
  • Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
  • Below average multi thread (33rd percentile)

HP Xeon 6526Y 16-core LGA 4677

  • Strong ai (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong platform (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong multi thread (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong single thread (81st percentile)81st %ile
  • Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: HP Xeon 6526Y

Scores 75 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 25 specs.

AMD Athlon X4 860K Better at:

Budget

HP Xeon 6526Y Better at:

Ai LlmGamingServerEfficiencyProductivity