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AMD A8-3870K APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A8-3870K 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.
  • 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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


AMD A8-3870K APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM1

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 100 W

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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 33.64

Overall Rank: 2461

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
2289

Single Thread Rating: 1211
Samples: 591*
*Margin for error: Low



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

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

Integer Math6,901 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,326 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,333 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption584.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression51,695 KBytes/Sec
Physics191 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,248 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,211 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-3870K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of September 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of September 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$68.04 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,758
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,474
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,747
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,632
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,936
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,425
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,785
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,471
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,253
AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,289
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.25
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.49
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.84
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.96
AMD A8-3870K APU
 33.64
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.61
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,666
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,196
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,053
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,958
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,844
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,715
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
AMD A8-3870K APU
 1,211
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-3870K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1900301 - Sep 09 2023
2472
BL1899750 - Sep 08 2023
2435
BL1886707 - Aug 20 2023
1403
BL1872006 - Jul 30 2023
2839
BL1871965 - Jul 30 2023
2897
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A8-3870K APU
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,289
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,814 (+23.0%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,688 (+17.5%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,587 (+13.1%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,155 (-5.8%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,238 (-2.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,601 (+13.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,485 (+8.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,445 (+6.8%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,424 (+5.9%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,347 (+2.6%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,313 (+1.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 1,777 (-22.3%)

Is the AMD A8-3870K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 23rd of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,189
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,104
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,558
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,432
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,817
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,812
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
 7,234
Intel Core i9-13900
 6,928
Intel Core i9-13900F
 6,878
Intel Core i7-13700K
 6,856
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
 6,802
AMD A8-3870K APU
 254