AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i5-7400T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and Intel Core i5-7400T 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 880K

Intel Core i5-7400T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
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 3.00 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7400T

Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 80°C vs 72.40°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1749 vs 1633
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4715 vs 3658
Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 781 vs 550
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2496 vs 1718

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	80°C vs 72.40°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1749 vs 1633
PassMark - CPU mark	4715 vs 3658
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	781 vs 550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2496 vs 1718

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7400T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1633

1749

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3658

4715

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

550

781

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

2496

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	Intel Core i5-7400T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633	1749
PassMark - CPU mark	3658	4715
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550	781
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718	2496
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1364
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1364
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1138

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	Intel Core i5-7400T
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2075	1974
Series	AMD Athlon X4	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch date		January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$159
Price now		$179
Processor Number		i5-7400T
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.56
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	2.40 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	80°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.00 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 125W	PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		1.20 GHz
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® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Graphics
Device ID		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.00 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)