Intel Core i5-2320 vs AMD Athlon X4 880K

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Aggregated performance score

Athlon X4 880K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads
2.39
Core i5-2320
2011
4 cores / 4 threads
2.39

General info

Comparing Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16601661
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data0.38
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2018)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateDecember 2015 (8 years old)4 September 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$160
Current price$160 $174 (1.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed4 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache256K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320 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
SocketFM2+LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protectionno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320 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 Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 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 cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

Athlon X4 880K 2.39
i5-2320 2.39

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%

Athlon X4 880K 3659
+0.1%
i5-2320 3656

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%

Athlon X4 880K 598
+11.2%
i5-2320 538

Athlon X4 880K outperforms Core i5-2320 by 11% 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%

Athlon X4 880K 1855
+19.6%
i5-2320 1551

Athlon X4 880K outperforms Core i5-2320 by 20% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Athlon X4 880K 4310
−427%
i5-2320 -1320

Athlon X4 880K outperforms Core i5-2320 by -427% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2320. The differences in performance seem too small.


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