AMD A8-3850 APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A8-3850 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 A8-3850 APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM1

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 100 W

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

Other names: AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 34.21

Overall Rank: 2123

Last Price Change: $68.02 USD (2022-01-02)

Average CPU Mark

2327

Single Thread Rating: 1214
Samples: 489*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,286
Thread: 986

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-3850 APU

Integer Math	6,868 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,289 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	623.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	51.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics	195 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,221 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,214 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-3850 APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$68.02 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

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	HP Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 3 4300G Processor, 8 GB of RAM, 512 GB SSD Storage, Windows 11, High Speed Performance, Computer, 8 USB Ports, for Business, Study, Videos, and Gaming (M01-F1120, 2021)	$570.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink 8th Generation Intel i5-8279U Processor（up to 4.1GHz）, SEi8 Mini PC with 16G DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 NVME SSD,Supports 6MB Smart Cache,4K Dual HDMI,WIFI5,BT5.0	$399.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5600H(6C/12T,up to 4.2 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 2280 NVME SSD Graphics 7 core 1800 MHz Wifi6E/BT5.2/HDMI+Type-C,Support 2.5 Inch HDD	$373.00 (www.amazon.com)
	CHUWI HeroBox Mini PC,Windows 11 Mini Desktop Computer,Intel Celeron N5100 Quad Core Processor, 8GB RAM 256GB SSD,Dual WiFi/BT/Gigabit Ethernet/VESA / 4K HD/USB 3.0/Support 2TB SATA Extension	$149.00 (www.amazon.com)
	COOFUN Mini PC AMD Ryzen 7 3750H UM700 \| 16 GB RAM 256 GB PCIe SSD Mini Desktop Computer \| Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics \| Dual WiFi BT 4.2 \| HDMI/Display/USB-C \| RJ45 4X USB 3.0 Ports Small Form Factor	$349.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
AMD A8-3850 APU		2,327

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
AMD A8-3850 APU		34.21
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
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		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD A8-3850 APU		1,214

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-3850 APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1723126 - Jan 17 2023		2238
BL1692525 - Dec 11 2022		2364
BL1689905 - Dec 08 2022		2513
BL1682118 - Nov 29 2022		2389
BL1671517 - Nov 15 2022		2539

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

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-3850 APU
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-3850 APU		2,327
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,813 (+20.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,583 (+11.0%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,747 (+18.0%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,567 (+10.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,499 (+7.4%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,434 (+4.6%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,320 (-0.3%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,085 (-10.4%)
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD A8-3850 APU		1,946 (-16.4%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD A8-3850 APU		1,834 (-21.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD A8-3850 APU		1,782 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-3850 APU		2,417 (+3.8%)

Is the AMD A8-3850 APU Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
AMD A8-3850 APU		257

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