AMD Athlon X4 880K vs AMD A8-6500
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and AMD A8-6500 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
- Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 71.30°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1633 vs 1473
- Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3659 vs 2824
- Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 550 vs 490
- Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1718 vs 1304
Specifications (specs) | |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 72.40°C vs 71.30°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI |
L1 cache | 256 KB vs 192 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1633 vs 1473 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3659 vs 2824 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 550 vs 490 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1718 vs 1304 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: AMD A8-6500
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 880K | AMD A8-6500 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1633 | 1473 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3659 | 2824 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 550 | 490 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1718 | 1304 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.921 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.804 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.167 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.55 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2.751 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 867 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2306 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 3341 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 867 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2306 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 3341 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 880K | AMD A8-6500 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Athlon Processors | AMD A-Series Processors |
OPN PIB | AD880KXBJCSBX | AD6500OKHLBOX |
Place in performance rating | 2073 | 2062 |
Series | AMD Athlon X4 | AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Architecture codename | Richland | |
Launch date | June 2013 | |
OPN Tray | AD6500OKA44HL | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 4 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
L1 cache | 256 KB | 192 KB |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm SOI |
Maximum core temperature | 72.40°C | 71.30°C |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 246 mm | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 71 °C | |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 1178 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | FM2+ | FM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Near Silent 125W | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
AMD App Acceleration | ||
AMD Elite Experiences | ||
AMD HD3D technology | ||
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
PowerGating | ||
PowerNow | ||
VirusProtect | ||
Graphics |
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Enduro | ||
Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | |
iGPU core count | 256 | |
Number of pipelines | 256 | |
Processor graphics | AMD Radeon HD 8570D | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Unified Video Decoder (UVD) | ||
Video Codec Engine (VCE) | ||
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
HDMI | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11 | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
IOMMU 2.0 |