AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i5-3210M

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and Intel Core i5-3210M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 880K

Intel Core i5-3210M

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 35% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1633 vs 1524
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3658 vs 2466
Around 40% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1718 vs 1227

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633 vs 1524
PassMark - CPU mark	3658 vs 2466
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718 vs 1227

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3210M

Around 45% higher maximum core temperature: 105 °C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 555 vs 550

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	105 °C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	555 vs 550

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3210M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1633

1524

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3658

2466

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

550

555

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

1227

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	Intel Core i5-3210M
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633	1524
PassMark - CPU mark	3658	2466
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550	555
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718	1227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.786
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.285
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.257
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3036
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3036

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	Intel Core i5-3210M
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2075	2368
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		3 June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$225
Price now		$120.68
Processor Number		i5-3210M
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.33
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	2.50 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	105 °C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		118 mm
L3 cache		3072 KB
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCPGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 125W
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5 x 37.5mm (rPGA988B)
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0x166
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Graphics interfaces
CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)