AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD Athlon X4 880K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD Athlon X4 880K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD Athlon X4 860K

AMD Athlon X4 880K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1633 vs 1520
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3658 vs 3428
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 550 vs 531
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1718 vs 1593

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633 vs 1520
PassMark - CPU mark	3658 vs 3428
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550 vs 531
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718 vs 1593

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 880K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1520

1633

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3428

3658

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

550

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

1718

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD Athlon X4 880K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520	1633
PassMark - CPU mark	3428	3658
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	1718
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.669
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD Athlon X4 880K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2840	2075
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		AD880KXBJCSBX
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution		Near Silent 125W
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions