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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: 34.09

Overall Rank: 2129

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
2320

Single Thread Rating: 1229
Samples: 585*
*Margin for error: Low



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

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

Integer Math7,028 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,414 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting7 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption591.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression51.5 MBytes/Sec
Physics194 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,255 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,229 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-3870K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 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 6th 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 A8-3870K APU
 2,320
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th 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 A8-3870K APU
 34.09
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 6th 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 A8-3870K APU
 1,229
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-3870K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1731380 - Jan 28 2023
2703
BL1731319 - Jan 28 2023
2697
BL1730821 - Jan 27 2023
2815
BL1730804 - Jan 27 2023
2540
BL1711309 - Jan 03 2023
2697
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A8-3870K APU
As of 6th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,320
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,813 (+21.3%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,747 (+18.4%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,567 (+10.7%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,085 (-10.1%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,583 (+11.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,434 (+4.9%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,417 (+4.2%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,327 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i3-3210 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,168 (-6.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 1,782 (-23.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,499 (+7.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs AMD A8-3870K APU
 2,353 (+1.5%)


Is the AMD A8-3870K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 6th 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 A8-3870K APU
 258