AMD FX-8300 vs AMD A8-3870K
Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8300 and AMD A8-3870K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 FX-8300
- CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
- Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
- Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1496 vs 1209
- 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5334 vs 2323
- Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 518 vs 373
- Around 98% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2318 vs 1172
- 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.817 vs 2.914
- 2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 19.41 vs 9.482
- 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.397 vs 0.191
- 2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.995 vs 0.4
- Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 5.999 vs 3.344
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | October 2012 vs December 2011 |
Number of cores | 8 vs 4 |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz |
L2 cache | 8 MB vs 1024 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 100 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1496 vs 1209 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5334 vs 2323 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 518 vs 373 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2318 vs 1172 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.817 vs 2.914 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 19.41 vs 9.482 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.397 vs 0.191 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.995 vs 0.4 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 5.999 vs 3.344 |
Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3870K
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD FX-8300
CPU 2: AMD A8-3870K
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | AMD FX-8300 | AMD A8-3870K |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1496 | 1209 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5334 | 2323 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 518 | 373 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2318 | 1172 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 2697 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.817 | 2.914 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 19.41 | 9.482 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.397 | 0.191 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.995 | 0.4 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 5.999 | 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 FX-8300 | AMD A8-3870K | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Vishera | Llano |
Family | AMD FX-Series Processors | |
Launch date | October 2012 | December 2011 |
OPN PIB | FD8300WMHKBOX | |
OPN Tray | FD8300WMW8KHK | |
Place in performance rating | 2547 | 2549 |
Price now | $80.59 | |
Series | AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors | |
Value for money (0-100) | 28.21 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | |
Die size | 315 mm | 228 mm |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 8 MB | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm SOI | 32 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 70.50°C | |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 8 | 4 |
Number of threads | 8 | |
P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V | |
Transistor count | 1200 million | 1178 million |
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Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3+ | FM1 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 100 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | n / a | |
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™) |