AMD Athlon X4 880K vs AMD Phenom X3 8600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and AMD Phenom X3 8600 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 Phenom X3 8600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 83% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8600

Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1030 vs 550
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2486 vs 1718

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1030 vs 550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2486 vs 1718

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

550

1030

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

2486

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD Phenom X3 8600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633
PassMark - CPU mark	3663
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550	1030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718	2486

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	AMD Phenom X3 8600
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2065	2031
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Toliman
Launch date		March 2008
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)