AMD A8-3870K vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3870K and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).

AMD A8-3870K

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3870K

CPU is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 95% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1209 vs 620
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2323 vs 539
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1172 vs 954

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2011 vs January 2001
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1209 vs 620
PassMark - CPU mark	2323 vs 539
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1172 vs 954

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 67 Watt vs 100 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1008 vs 373

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	67 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1008 vs 373

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3870K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1209

620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2323

539

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

373

1008

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1172

954

Name	AMD A8-3870K	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1209	620
PassMark - CPU mark	2323	539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	373	1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1172	954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.482
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.4
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.344
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	762
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1721
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	762
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1721

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-3870K	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	San Diego
Launch date	December 2011	January 2001
Place in performance rating	2549	2540
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$59
Price now		$108.95
Value for money (0-100)		1.46
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	228 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	1178 million	105 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	67 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)