A8-3870K: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
A8-3870K provides poor benchmark performance at 1.52% of a leader's which is a 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
AMD started A8-3870K sales 20 December 2011. This is a Llano architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 32 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 3000 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket FM1 processor with a TDP of 100 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.
Primary details
A8-3870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 2158 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Power efficiency | 1.39 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | of 50 MHz (i486DX-50) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | of 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core) |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on A8-3870K compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
| Socket | FM1 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by A8-3870K's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into A8-3870K.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 6550D |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of A8-3870K. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
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Passmark
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Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to A8-3870K is Core i3-3240, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 2 positions in our ranking.
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Recommended GPUs
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