AMD A10-5800B vs Intel Core i7-880

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-5800B and Intel Core i7-880 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A10-5800B

Intel Core i7-880

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-5800B

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 2% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 1442

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs May 2010
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 1442

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-880

Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3319 vs 3034
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 589 vs 525
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2203 vs 1512

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3319 vs 3034
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	589 vs 525
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2203 vs 1512

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-5800B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-880

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1579

1442

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3034

3319

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

525

589

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1512

2203

Name	AMD A10-5800B	Intel Core i7-880
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579	1442
PassMark - CPU mark	3034	3319
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	525	589
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1512	2203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-5800B	Intel Core i7-880
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Lynnfield
Launch date	October 2012	May 2010
Place in performance rating	2135	2125
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Price now		$583
Processor Number		i7-880
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.83
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	296 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	774 million
Base frequency		3.06 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.7°C
Number of threads		8
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	95 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring