AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i5-3550S

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and Intel Core i5-3550S 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 880K

Intel Core i5-3550S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 69.1°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 69.1°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3550S

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1946 vs 1633
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4414 vs 3658
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 722 vs 550
Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2376 vs 1718

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1946 vs 1633
PassMark - CPU mark	4414 vs 3658
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	722 vs 550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2376 vs 1718

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3550S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1633

1946

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3658

4414

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

550

722

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

2376

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	Intel Core i5-3550S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633	1946
PassMark - CPU mark	3658	4414
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550	722
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718	2376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.649
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1771
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1771

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	Intel Core i5-3550S
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2075	2026
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$350
Price now		$341.01
Processor Number		i5-3550S
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		5.95
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.00 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	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		69 °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
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 125W	2011C
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0x152
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 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 2500
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		up to 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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)