AMD Athlon X4 880K vs AMD A8-7600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and AMD A8-7600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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 A8-7600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 71.30°C
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1633 vs 1446
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3658 vs 3212
Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 550 vs 486
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1718 vs 1415

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 71.30°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633 vs 1446
PassMark - CPU mark	3658 vs 3212
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550 vs 486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718 vs 1415

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7600

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 A8-7600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1633

1446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3658

3212

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

550

486

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

1415

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD A8-7600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633	1446
PassMark - CPU mark	3658	3212
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550	486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718	1415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		24.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3961

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD A8-7600
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX	AD7600YBJABOX
Place in performance rating	2075	1708
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		AD7600YBI44JA
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.1 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	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Unlocked
Compute Cores		10
Number of GPU cores		6
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 125W
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
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)
FreeSync
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		384
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0