AMD A8-3870K vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-3870K and Intel Pentium 4 HT 521 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. 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 6 year(s) 5 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 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
• 32x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1172 vs 906

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 100 Watt
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 801 vs 373

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-3870K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 521

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	373 801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1172 906

Compare specifications (specs)