Intel Core i7-880 vs AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-880 and AMD Athlon II X4 605e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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.

Intel Core i7-880

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-880

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 62% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1457 vs 999
Around 74% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3413 vs 1966

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1457 vs 999
PassMark - CPU mark	3413 vs 1966

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1433 vs 589
Around 87% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4113 vs 2203

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433 vs 589
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113 vs 2203

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-880
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 605e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1457

999

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3413

1966

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

589

1433

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2203

4113

Name	Intel Core i7-880	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1457	999
PassMark - CPU mark	3413	1966
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	589	1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2203	4113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-880	AMD Athlon II X4 605e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Propus
Launch date	May 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$583	$102
Place in performance rating	2116	2152
Price now	$583	$101.80
Processor Number	i7-880
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.83	7.96
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	296 mm2	169 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	774 million	300 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1156	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)	36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)