Intel Core i7-880 vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-880 and AMD Athlon X2 5050e 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.

Intel Core i7-880

AMD Athlon X2 5050e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-880

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 43% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1442 vs 917
3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3319 vs 846
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2203 vs 2164

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs October 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442 vs 917
PassMark - CPU mark	3319 vs 846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2203 vs 2164

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 589

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1252 vs 589

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-880
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1442

917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3319

846

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

589

1252

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2203

2164

Name	Intel Core i7-880	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1442	917
PassMark - CPU mark	3319	846
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	589	1252
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2203	2164

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-880	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Brisbane
Launch date	May 2010	October 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$583
Place in performance rating	2124	2125
Price now	$583
Processor Number	i7-880
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	2.83
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	296 mm2	126 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.7°C
Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	8
Transistor count	774 million	154 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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	LGA1156	AM2
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)