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).
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: 1210 vs 620
- 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2328 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 | 1210 vs 620 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2328 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+
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A8-3870K | AMD Athlon 64 3500+ |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1210 | 620 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2328 | 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+ | |
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Essentials |
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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 |
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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 |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM1 | 939 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 100 Watt | 67 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |