AMD A8-4500M vs AMD Phenom II X3 N870
Comparative analysis of AMD A8-4500M and AMD Phenom II X3 N870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. 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 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-4500M
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
- Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 919 vs 900
- Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1689 vs 1324
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 15 May 2012 vs 16 December 2010 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
Number of threads | 4 vs 3 |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L2 cache | 4096 KB vs 1.5 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 919 vs 900 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1689 vs 1324 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N870
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1396 vs 319
- 3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3154 vs 850
Specifications (specs) | |
L1 cache | 384 KB vs 192 KB |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1396 vs 319 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3154 vs 850 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD A8-4500M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 N870
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD A8-4500M | AMD Phenom II X3 N870 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 919 | 900 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1689 | 1324 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 319 | 1396 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 850 | 3154 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.85 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 6.601 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.141 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.252 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1.772 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 623 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2944 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 4413 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 623 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2944 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 4413 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD A8-4500M | AMD Phenom II X3 N870 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Trinity | Champlain |
Launch date | 15 May 2012 | 16 December 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 1994 | 1972 |
Series | AMD A-Series | AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors |
Vertical segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Family | AMD Phenom | |
OPN Tray | HMN870DCR32GM | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 246 mm | |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 384 KB |
L2 cache | 4096 KB | 1.5 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 3 |
Number of threads | 4 | 3 |
Transistor count | 1303 Million | |
Base frequency | 2.3 GHz | |
Front-side bus (FSB) | 3600 MHz | |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C | |
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Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Sockets supported | FS1r2 | AM2+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 |