AMD Athlon X4 870K vs Intel Core i7-880

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and Intel Core i7-880 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X4 870K

Intel Core i7-880

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 10% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1442
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 3319

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.73 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 1442
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 3319

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-880

4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 72.7°C vs 72.40°C
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 589 vs 532
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2203 vs 1619

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C vs 72.40°C
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	589 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2203 vs 1619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-880

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1442

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

3319

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

589

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

2203

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i7-880
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1442
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	3319
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	589
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	2203

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	Intel Core i7-880
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2034	2033
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Lynnfield
Launch date		May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$583
Price now		$583
Processor Number		i7-880
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		2.83
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.06 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066/1333
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)