AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i3-4130

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and Intel Core i3-4130 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
  • Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 72°C
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3659 vs 3316
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1718 vs 1651
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C vs 72°C
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 3659 vs 3316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1718 vs 1651

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4130

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1884 vs 1633
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 766 vs 550
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1884 vs 1633
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 766 vs 550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4130

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1633
1884
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3659
3316
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
550
766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1718
1651
Name AMD Athlon X4 880K Intel Core i3-4130
PassMark - Single thread mark 1633 1884
PassMark - CPU mark 3659 3316
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 550 766
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1718 1651
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 33.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.802
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 820
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2010
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3185
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 820
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2010
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3185

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 880K Intel Core i3-4130

Essentials

Family AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB AD880KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating 2073 2095
Series AMD Athlon X4 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Haswell
Launch date September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $120
Price now $139.99
Processor Number i3-4130
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.09

Performance

Base frequency 4 GHz 3.40 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.40°C 72°C
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz 3.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2+ FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 54 Watt
Thermal Solution Near Silent 125W PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Graphics

Device ID 0x41E
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 2 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4400

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA 1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)