AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Core i7-3770K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and Intel Core i7-3770K 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, 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Athlon X4 880K

Intel Core i7-3770K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 880K

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 7% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 67.4°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C vs 67.4°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3770K

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 77 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2072 vs 1633
Around 77% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6466 vs 3659
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 867 vs 550
Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3395 vs 1718

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	77 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2072 vs 1633
PassMark - CPU mark	6466 vs 3659
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	867 vs 550
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3395 vs 1718

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3770K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1633

2072

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3659

6466

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

550

867

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1718

3395

Name	AMD Athlon X4 880K	Intel Core i7-3770K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1633	2072
PassMark - CPU mark	3659	6466
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	550	867
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1718	3395
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2122
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.87
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		83.411
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.205
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2356
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2356

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 880K	Intel Core i7-3770K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD880KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2073	2063
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge
Launch date		8 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)		$294
Price now		$247.99
Processor Number		i7-3770K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		11.31
Performance
Base frequency	4 GHz	3.50 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	67.4°C
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		160 mm
L3 cache		8192 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Number of threads		8
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	77 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 125W	2011D
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		0x162
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 4000
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)