Intel Core i7-8670 vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-8670 and AMD Athlon II X2 280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i7-8670

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8670

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	January 2018 vs February 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

Around 16% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3.1 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-8670
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

Name	Intel Core i7-8670	AMD Athlon II X2 280
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2279
PassMark - Single thread mark		1462
PassMark - CPU mark		1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3272

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-8670	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Regor
Launch date	January 2018	February 2013
Place in performance rating	1360	1397
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.28
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Die size		117 mm
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Sockets supported		AM3
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)