AMD Athlon X4 880K vs AMD A10-7890K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and AMD A10-7890K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Virtualization. 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 Athlon X4 880K

AMD A10-7890K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1633 vs 1589
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3658 vs 3558

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633 vs 1589
PassMark - CPU mark	3658 vs 3558

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7890K

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: AMD A10-7890K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1633

1589

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3658

3558

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD A10-7890K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633	1589
PassMark - CPU mark	3658	3558
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.344
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		335.352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		31.466
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		106.183
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3188
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1319
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1878
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3188

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD A10-7890K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX	AD789KXDJCHBX
Place in performance rating	2075	902
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaveri
Launch date		January 2016
Launch price (MSRP)		$150
Price now		$199.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.46
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	4.1 GHz
L1 cache	256 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	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Number of GPU cores		8
Transistor count		1178 million
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	Wraith cooler
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		866 MHz
iGPU core count		512
Number of pipelines		512
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0