Athlon X4 880K vs Phenom II X6 1100T BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon X4 880K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1397	1696
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.60	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Thuban (2010)	Godaveri (2014−2018)
Release date	7 December 2010 (13 years ago)	December 2015 (8 years ago)
Current price	$289	$160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon X4 880K 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	6	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256K
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	346 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	904 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon X4 880K 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM3	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon X4 880K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon X4 880K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon X4 880K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3-2133

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Athlon X4 880K.

PCIe version	2.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

Phenom II X6 1100T BE outperforms Athlon X4 880K by 57% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	3.71	2.37
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	6	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	95 Watt

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