AMD A8-3820 APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A8-3820 APU can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD A8-3820 APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM1

Clockspeed: 2.5 GHz

Turbo Speed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache Size: L1: 512 KB, L2: 4.0 MB,

Other names: AMD A8-3820 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 48.66

Overall Rank: 2201

Last Price Change: $44.95 USD (2020-03-22)

Average CPU Mark

2187

Single Thread Rating: 1141
Samples: 130*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,941
Thread: 875

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-3820 APU

Integer Math	6,542 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,049 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	562.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46.7 MBytes/Sec
Physics	210 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,148 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,141 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of January 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-3820 APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of January 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of January 2023.

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Pricing History

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	shinobee AMD Quad Gaming Computer, Athlon X4 950 4x3.8GHz, 16GB DDR4, AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5, 512 GB SSD, USB 3, 802.11AC WiFi & Win 11 Prof #6873	$333.00 (www.amazon.com)
	HP Pavilion Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Processor 6-core with Radeon Graphics, 12 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM, 512 GB HD - Windows 10 Home, Multi-Display Capable, 5.1 Surround Sound (TP01-1140)	$596.88 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,577
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,749
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,166
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,964
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,934
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,566
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,274
AMD A8-3820 APU		2,187

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		131.34
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		92.61
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
AMD A8-3820 APU		48.66
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		39.33
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		27.71
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,061
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,827
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD A8-3820 APU		1,141

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-3820 APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1696265 - Dec 16 2022		2175
BL1684807 - Dec 02 2022		2210
BL1638274 - Sep 29 2022		2251
BL1636227 - Sep 25 2022		2264
BL1615456 - Aug 20 2022		2292

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-3820 APU
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-3820 APU		2,187
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		2,240 (+2.4%)
Intel Core i3-2130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		2,017 (-7.8%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		1,835 (-16.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		2,433 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		2,294 (+4.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		2,085 (-4.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		1,955 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i5-661 @ 3.33GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		2,449 (+12.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9500 @ 2.83GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		2,192 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		4,950 (+126.3%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-3820 APU		4,677 (+113.9%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-3820 APU		3,047 (+39.3%)

Is the AMD A8-3820 APU Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of January 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,679
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,794
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,553
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,102
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,690
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,669
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,528
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,506
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,450
AMD A8-3820 APU		259

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