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AMD A8-3870K vs AMD A4-3300. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q4/2011
AMD A8-3870K
AMD A8-3870K
Released
Q3/2011
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AMD A4-3300
AMD A4-3300

What's the best choice AMD A8-3870K or AMD A4-3300? 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 maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 100 W. Released in Q4/2011.

AMD A4-3300 has a maximum frequency of 2.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2011.

Differences

AMD A8-3870K Reasons to consider
AMD A8-3870K
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1075 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 19% better clock speed

    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

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
AMD A4-3300 Reasons to consider
AMD A4-3300
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1626 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.65 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A4-3300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    570 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    526 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1384 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1521 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1461 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    772 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    827 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    761 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1282 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-3870K AMD A8-3870K
AMD A4-3300 AMD A4-3300
CPU family and group

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

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-3000 left arrow AMD A4-3000
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.

  • Frequency
    3.10 GHz left arrow 2.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
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 HD 6550D left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6410D
  • GPU frequency
    0.60 GHz left arrow 0.44 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    5 left arrow 2
  • Shader
    400 left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    1 GB left arrow 1 GB
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 3
  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow 11
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2011 left arrow Q4/2010
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
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    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 A4-3300 and AMD A8-3870K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-3870K and AMD A4-3300 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    100 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-3870K and AMD A8-3870K, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Llano (K10) left arrow Llano (K10)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow FM1
  • Release date
    Q4/2011 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 A8-3870K and AMD A4-3300.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
176
AMD A8-3870K
130
AMD A4-3300
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
666
AMD A8-3870K
230
AMD A4-3300
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
480
AMD A8-3870K
142
AMD A4-3300
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
3.6
AMD A8-3870K
1.1
AMD A4-3300
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
3684
AMD A8-3870K
1585
AMD A4-3300

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