i5-2300 vs Athlon X4 880K

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 880K
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.30
+6.5%
Core i5-2300
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.16

Athlon X4 880K outperforms Core i5-2300 by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17991846
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.32
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.292.15
Architecture codenameGodaveri (2014−2016)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release dateDecember 2015 (8 years ago)9 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$168

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2300 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 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.1 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache256K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6144 KB (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 multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2300 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 i5-2300. 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+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2300 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 Core i5-2300. 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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video-+
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 i5-2300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2300.

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 2.30
+6.5%
i5-2300 2.16

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
+6.5%
i5-2300 3437

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.

Athlon X4 880K 598
+16.6%
i5-2300 513

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.

Athlon X4 880K 1855
+23.7%
i5-2300 1500

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Athlon X4 880K 4310
i5-2300 4680
+8.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.30 2.16
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm

Athlon X4 880K has a 6.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon X4 880K and Core i5-2300.


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