Intel Core i7-880 vs AMD A8-5600K

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Combined performance score

A8-5600K
1.85

Core i7-880 outperforms A8-5600K by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A8-5600K and Core i7-880 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18641732
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.690.27
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date2 October 2012 (11 years old)30 May 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$583
Current price$56 $199 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A8-5600K has 1267% better value for money than i7-880.

Technical specs

A8-5600K and Core i7-880 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.73 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Core i7-880 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Core i7-880. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

A8-5600K and Core i7-880 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Core i7-880 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Core i7-880. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7560Dno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5600K and Core i7-880.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-5600K 1.85
i7-880 2.16
+16.8%

Core i7-880 outperforms A8-5600K by 17% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A8-5600K 2845
i7-880 3325
+16.9%

Core i7-880 outperforms A8-5600K by 17% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-5600K 441
i7-880 520
+17.9%

Core i7-880 outperforms A8-5600K by 18% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A8-5600K 1059
i7-880 1653
+56.1%

Core i7-880 outperforms A8-5600K by 56% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.85 2.16
Recency 2 October 2012 30 May 2010
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt

The Core i7-880 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.


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