Intel Core i7-880 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B93

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-880 and AMD Phenom II X4 B93 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-880

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1457 vs 1142
  • Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3413 vs 2159
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency 3.73 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1457 vs 1142
PassMark - CPU mark 3413 vs 2159

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B93

  • 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
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-880
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B93

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1457
1142
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3413
2159
Name Intel Core i7-880 AMD Phenom II X4 B93
PassMark - Single thread mark 1457 1142
PassMark - CPU mark 3413 2159
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 589
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2203

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-880 AMD Phenom II X4 B93

Essentials

Architecture codename Lynnfield Deneb
Launch date May 2010 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $583
Place in performance rating 2116 2105
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 258 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) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.7°C
Maximum frequency 3.73 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 774 million 758 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 95 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)