E2-3000 vs A8-3870K

Primary details

Comparing A8-3870K and E2-3000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2158	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD E-Series
Power efficiency	1.39	no data
Architecture codename	Llano (2011−2012)	Kabini (2013−2014)
Release date	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3870K and E2-3000 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	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	1.65 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Die size	228 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	90 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-3870K and E2-3000 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	1
Socket	FM1	FT3
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3870K and E2-3000. 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
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	+
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3870K and E2-3000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3870K and E2-3000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Max memory channels	no data	1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 6550D	AMD Radeon HD 8280
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-3870K and E2-3000 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-3870K and E2-3000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3870K and E2-3000.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.04	0.67
Recency	20 December 2011	23 May 2013
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	15 Watt

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