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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?

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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 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: 33.91

Overall Rank: 2340

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
2307

Single Thread Rating: 1219
Samples: 587*
*Margin for error: Low



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

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

Integer Math6,989 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,392 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,433 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption587.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression52,257 KBytes/Sec
Physics193 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,252 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,219 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-3870K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of June 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of June 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 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,609
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,815
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,663
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,961
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,500
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,134
AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,307
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 213.14
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 154.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.40
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.88
Intel Core i7-12700K
 85.12
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 55.81
AMD A8-3870K APU
 33.91
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.74
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 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,846
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,717
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
AMD A8-3870K APU
 1,219
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-3870K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1819416 - May 16 2023
2630
BL1755716 - Feb 26 2023
1491
BL1731380 - Jan 28 2023
2703
BL1731319 - Jan 28 2023
2697
BL1730821 - Jan 27 2023
2815
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A8-3870K APU
As of 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,307
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,821 (+22.3%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,738 (+18.7%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,582 (+11.9%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,155 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,235 (-3.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,586 (+12.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,481 (+7.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,444 (+5.9%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,421 (+4.9%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,348 (+1.8%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,308 (+0.0%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 1,785 (-22.6%)


Is the AMD A8-3870K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,224
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,110
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,467
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,434
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,799
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,595
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
 7,196
Intel Core i7-13700K
 6,799
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
 6,797
Intel Core i5-13600K
 6,778
Intel Core i5-13600KF
 6,761
Intel Core i9-13900T
 6,741
AMD A8-3870K APU
 256