No dual-core limitations – get more with AMD Athlon X4
Unleash maximum performance from your desktop PC with the AMD Athlon X4 880K unlocked desktop processor. Power through high-threaded tasks with ease, and do all the things you want to do in less time by taking advantage of the true quad-core architecture. Plus, the bundled new 125W quiet thermal solution keeps your processor running nice and cool, with minimized, hardly-audible noise level.
The Near-Silent 125W AMD Thermal Solution
This new AMD cooler features high-efficiency heatpipe, perfectly spaced fins and a premium quality fan. It delivers near-silent operation and capable thermal performance, keeping your processor nice and cool even under any load level.
True Quad-Core Advantage
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True quad-core performance you need at the price you want
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Built to handle highly-threaded applications1 and advanced operating systems like Windows 10
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Double the multi-threading capacity of Intel’s Pentium G series for desktop.2
Smooth Video & Online Gaming
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Built to take full advantage of the advanced feature sets in modern graphics APIs like DirectX 12 and Vulkan
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More than powerful enough to provide over 100 FPS in popular online games like League of Legends and Counter Strike: Global Offensive3
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Couple with a capable graphics card for smooth video streaming and playback
Personalized Performance
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AMD Athlon X4 is available with a range of capable near-silent coolers, clock-rates, and both efficient and high-performance unlocked options
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Multiple upgrade paths to better graphics and memory performance via Athlon X4 Socket FM2+ motherboards
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Highly configurable power and performance curve via AMD OverDrive software4
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The following software specifies quad-core (or quad-threaded) processors as a minimum requirement: Star Wars: Battlefront (//help.ea.com/en/article/pc-system-requirements-star-wars-battlefront/) Fallout 4 (//help.bethesda.net/app/answers/detail/a_id/31148) Grand Theft Auto V (//www.rockstargames.com/V/info/pc/specs) Far Cry 4, ?The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (//en.cdprojektred.com/support/tw3-system-requirements/) Dying Light (//store.steampowered.com/app/239140/) Call of Duty: Black Ops III, ?Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (//support.wbgames.com/link/portal/24022/24028/Article/786/Shadow-of-Mordor-PC-System-Requirements) Battlefield: Hardline (//help.ea.com/en/article/system-requirements-for-battlefield-hardline/) GV-32
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The AMD Athlon X4, A10 and A8 processors have 4 CPU cores and can process 4 concurrent threads, 2x the amount of the Intel Pentium G Series CPUs which have 2 CPU cores and can process 2 concurrent threads. GV-31
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AMD Internal lab testing as of Feb. 16, 2016 on Microsoft Windows 10 using an AMD Athlon X4 880K processor, 2x4GB of DDR3-2133 RAM, Radeon R7 370 graphics card, on an ASUS A88X-PRO motherboard using the Catalyst 16.1 Graphics Driver. All games were run at 1440p and 4K with the following settings: DOTA2 was set to high textures, high shadows, render quality 100%, with AA enabled; Counter Strike:GO was set to highest detail settings with 8x MSAA; and League of Legends was set to highest detail settings with AA enabled. At 1440p resolution the system achieved 126.7fps avg. in Counter Strike: Global Offensive, and 260.1fps avg. in League of Legends. GV-28
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AMD Athlon product warranty does not cover damages caused by overclocking, even when overclocking is enabled via AMD hardware.