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AMD A8-3870K APU

Benchmarks for the AMD A8-3870K APU can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A8-3870K APU Good for Gaming?

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AMD A8-3870K APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM1

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 100 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1024 KB

Other names: AMD A8-3870 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 34.08

Overall Rank:
2779th fastest in multithreading out of 4843 CPUs
2744th fastest in single threading out of 4843 CPUs
819th fastest in out of 1381 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $68.04 USD (2022-12-15)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2319
Single Thread Rating
1210

Samples: 600*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,277
Thread: 1,010

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-3870K APU

Integer Math6,937 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,333 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,376 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption595.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression52,207 KBytes/Sec
Physics194 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,271 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,210 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-3870K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 12th of September 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,113
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,481
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,127
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,608
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,271
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,750
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,541
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,167
AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,319
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 219.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 167.60
Intel Core i9-12900K
 150.04
Intel Core i9-13900K
 138.74
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.62
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 57.10
AMD A8-3870K APU
 34.08
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,623
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,910
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,807
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,693
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,567
AMD A8-3870K APU
 1,210
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-3870K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2161452 - Aug 04 2024
2589
BL2154788 - Jul 27 2024
2584
BL2135385 - Jul 01 2024
2679
BL2088319 - Apr 27 2024
2316
BL2029780 - Feb 20 2024
2691
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A8-3870K APU
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,319
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,854 (+23.1%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,741 (+18.2%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,610 (+12.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 850 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,400 (+3.5%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,171 (-6.4%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,686 (+15.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,633 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,538 (+9.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,536 (+9.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,510 (+8.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,470 (+6.5%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,374 (+2.4%)

Is the AMD A8-3870K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 9,410
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,265
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,195
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,035
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,500
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,394
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,088
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,962
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,831
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,780
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,746
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,533
AMD A8-3870K APU
 256