AMD A4-4000 vs Intel Core i7-880

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-4000 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A4-4000

Intel Core i7-880

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-4000

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	June 2013 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-880

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1457 vs 1137
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3413 vs 1152
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 589 vs 359
4.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2203 vs 525

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1457 vs 1137
PassMark - CPU mark	3413 vs 1152
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	589 vs 359
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2203 vs 525

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-4000
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-880

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1137

1457

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1152

3413

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

359

589

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

525

2203

Name	AMD A4-4000	Intel Core i7-880
PassMark - Single thread mark	1137	1457
PassMark - CPU mark	1152	3413
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	359	589
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	525	2203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	2.86
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.096
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.385
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	367
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2039
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4280

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-4000	Intel Core i7-880
Essentials
Architecture codename	Richland	Lynnfield
Launch date	June 2013	May 2010
Place in performance rating	2135	2116
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)	70 °C
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	2	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)	65 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