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AMD FX-9830P vs AMD A8-3850. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2016
AMD FX-9830P
AMD FX-9830P
Released
Q3/2011
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AMD A8-3850
AMD A8-3850

What's the best choice AMD FX-9830P or AMD A8-3850? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD FX-9830P has a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. 4 / 4 Cores. Power consumption of 35 W. Released in Q2/2016.

AMD A8-3850 has a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 100 W. Released in Q3/2011.

Differences

AMD FX-9830P Reasons to consider
AMD FX-9830P
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1070 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 3% better clock speed

    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.90 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    35 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-9830P CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    383 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    368 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    511 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    459 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    863 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    772 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1088 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1088 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    325 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    555 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    495 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    396 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    525 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    133 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1031 place
AMD A8-3850 Reasons to consider
AMD A8-3850
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1396 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-3850 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1284 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1258 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    625 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    739 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    576 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    618 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    542 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1011 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-9830P AMD FX-9830P
AMD A8-3850 AMD A8-3850
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD A
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-9800 left arrow AMD A8-3000
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 1
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    3.00 GHz left arrow 2.90 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.

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6550D
  • GPU frequency
    0.90 GHz left arrow 0.60 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    8 left arrow 5
  • Shader
    512 left arrow 400
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    6 left arrow 3
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q2/2011
Hardware codec support

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

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A8-3850 and AMD FX-9830P. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR4-2400 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-9830P and AMD A8-3850 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    35 W left arrow 100 W
  • TDP up
    45 W left arrow --
  • TDP down
    25 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    90 °C left arrow --
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-9830P and AMD FX-9830P, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    2.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Excavator (Bristol Ridge) left arrow Llano (K10)
  • Technology
    28 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • Socket
    FP4 left arrow FM1
  • Release date
    Q2/2016 left arrow Q3/2011

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-9830P and AMD A8-3850.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
538
AMD FX-9830P
363
AMD A8-3850
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1512
AMD FX-9830P
1159
AMD A8-3850
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
928
AMD FX-9830P
480
AMD A8-3850
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
3399
AMD FX-9830P
1512
AMD A8-3850
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2398
AMD FX-9830P
5511
AMD A8-3850
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
6511
AMD FX-9830P
0.89
AMD A8-3850
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.06
AMD FX-9830P
3.5
AMD A8-3850
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
3.34
AMD FX-9830P
3555
AMD A8-3850

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