AMD Athlon X4 880K vs Intel Pentium G3258
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 880K and Intel Pentium G3258 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 31% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 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 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3659 vs 2076
- Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1718 vs 1480
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
| Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 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 2076 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1718 vs 1480 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3258
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
- Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1857 vs 1633
- Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 795 vs 550
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 28 nm |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 53 Watt vs 95 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1857 vs 1633 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 795 vs 550 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 880K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3258
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| Name | AMD Athlon X4 880K | Intel Pentium G3258 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1633 | 1857 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3659 | 2076 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 550 | 795 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1718 | 1480 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.292 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 46.787 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.258 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.278 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.792 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 674 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1531 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4218 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 674 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1531 | |
| GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4218 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon X4 880K | Intel Pentium G3258 | |
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Essentials |
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| Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
| OPN PIB | AD880KXBJCSBX | |
| Place in performance rating | 2069 | 2085 |
| Series | AMD Athlon X4 | Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture codename | Haswell | |
| Launch date | June 2014 | |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $77 | |
| Price now | $178.28 | |
| Processor Number | G3258 | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 6.43 | |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 4 GHz | 3.20 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 | 3.2 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 | 2 | |
| Transistor count | 1400 million | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V |
| ECC memory support | ||
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | FM2+ | FCLGA1150 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 53 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 |
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| 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 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 |
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| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | |
| Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| VGA | ||
Graphics image quality |
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| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 11.1/12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Peripherals |
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| 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 |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
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