AMD A8-3870K vs AMD Athlon II X2 255

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3870K and AMD Athlon II X2 255 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 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 94% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2340 vs 1208
• Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 373 vs 353
• Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1172 vs 660

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 255

• Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 3 GHz
• 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1238 vs 1213

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3870K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 255

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1213 1238
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2340 1208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	373 353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1172 660

Compare specifications (specs)