A6-7000 vs A8-3870K

Place in the ranking	2162	2763
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Kaveri
Power efficiency	1.39	3.56
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)	1 June 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3870K and A6-7000 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	228 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3870K and A6-7000 compatibility with other computer components: 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	no data
Socket	FM1	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3870K and A6-7000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3870K and A6-7000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3870K and A6-7000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	3
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3870K and A6-7000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-3870K and A6-7000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3870K and A6-7000.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-3870K 1.47
+130%

A6-7000 0.64

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A8-3870K 2328
+130%

A6-7000 1010

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.47	0.64
Recency	20 December 2011	1 June 2014
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	17 Watt