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AMD A8-3870K vs Intel Core i5-13490F. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2011
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Intel Core i5-13490F
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What's the best choice AMD A8-3870K or Intel Core i5-13490F? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A8-3870K has a base frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q4/2011.

Intel Core i5-13490F has a base frequency of 2.50 GHz (4.80 GHz). 10 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q2/2023.

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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-3870K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    515 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    418 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    878 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    715 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    577 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    624 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    470 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    84 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    820 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    265 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    6 more cores

    10 left arrow 4
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-13490F CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    301 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    788 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    333 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    1 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    58 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
Intel Core i5-13490F Intel Core i5-13490F
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD A8-3000 left arrow Intel Core i 13000
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 13
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow Intel Core i5-12490F
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    - left arrow 6x Raptor Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 4x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.1 GHz left arrow -
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 10
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • A-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 2.50 GHz (4.80 GHz)
  • B-Core Frequency
    - left arrow 1.80 GHz (3.30 GHz)
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    5 left arrow -
  • Generation
    3 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    600 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 6550D left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    1 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q2/2011 left arrow -
  • Shader
    400 left arrow -
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-13490F and AMD A8-3870K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2 (Dual Channel)
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR5-4800
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 89.6 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 5.0 x 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-3870K and Intel Core i5-13490F Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    100 W left arrow -
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 154 W
  • TDP (PL1 / PBP, legacy combined label)
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-3870K and Intel Core i5-13490F, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Llano (K10) left arrow Alder Lake S Refresh
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 9.5 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 24 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 left arrow Q2/2023
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Chip design
    - left arrow Monolithic
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A8-3870K and Intel Core i5-13490F.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks

Higher values are better in this metric.

3684.000000
AMD A8-3870K
11204.000000
Intel Core i5-13490F

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