AMD A8-3870K
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Released
Q4/2011
AMD A8-3870K

Processor AMD A8-3870K, specifications and benchmarks

1075 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
AMD A8-3870K Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q4/2011. Here are all the AMD A8-3870K’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.10 GHz, total of cores is 4. The CPU supports DDR3-1600 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket FM1. The TDP for CPU is 100 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor AMD A8-3870K

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
  • Generation
    1
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-3000
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

AMD A8-3870K Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 6550D
  • GPU frequency
    0.60 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
    5
  • Shader
    400
  • Max. GPU Memory
    1 GB
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Generation
    3
  • DirectX Version
    11
  • Technology
    32 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2011
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

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

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600
  • Max. Memory
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
  • PCIe lanes
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    No
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    100 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Llano (K10)
  • Technology
    32 nm
  • Socket
    FM1
  • Release date
    Q4/2011
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    554 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    450 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    910 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    732 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    624 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    613 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    475 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    75 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    999 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD A8-3870K with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
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
0.91
0.91
0.91
0.91
AMD A8-3870K
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
3.63
3.62
3.61
3.6
AMD A8-3870K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
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

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PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

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