AMD Athlon X4 880K vs AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and AMD Athlon X2 QL-62 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X4 880K

AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 110% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1633 vs 623
7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3658 vs 525
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 550 vs 181
5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1718 vs 342

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633 vs 623
PassMark - CPU mark	3658 vs 525
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550 vs 181
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718 vs 342

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 QL-62

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1633

623

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3658

525

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

550

181

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

342

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD Athlon X2 QL-62
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633	623
PassMark - CPU mark	3658	525
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550	181
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718	342

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD Athlon X2 QL-62
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2075	3133
Series	AMD Athlon X4	2x AMD Athlon
Vertical segment	Desktop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Lion
Launch date		3 June 2008
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Number of threads		2
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	S1g2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 125W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)