N100 vs Athlon X4 880K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 880K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.30
N100
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
3.45
+50%

N100 outperforms Athlon X4 880K by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 880K and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18121556
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency2.2954.42
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)no data
Release dateDecember 2015 (9 years ago)1 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 880K and N100 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.4 GHz
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache4 MBno data
L3 cacheno data6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 880K and N100 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+FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 880K and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 880K and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 880K and N100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 880K and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 880K and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 880K and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 880K and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 880K and N100.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes169
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2

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 2.30
N100 3.45
+50%

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.

Athlon X4 880K 3659
N100 5478
+49.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.30 3.45
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 6 Watt

N100 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, and 1483.3% lower power consumption.

The N100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 880K in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 880K is a desktop processor while N100 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 880K and N100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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