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Benchmarks Real world tests of the AMD A8 3870K
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Reviews Word on the street for the AMD A8 3870K
![]() | 8.0 | |
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![]() | 8.0 | |
![]() | 9.7 | |
Overall | 8.8 Out of 10 |
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary
Clock speed | 3 GHz |
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Cores | Quad core |
Socket type | FM1 |
Is unlocked | Yes |
features
Has a NX bit | Yes |
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Supports trusted computing | Yes |
Has virtualization support | Yes |
Instruction set extensions |
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Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes |
integrated graphics
GPU | GPU |
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Label | Radeon™ HD 6550D |
Latest DirectX | 11.0 |
Number of displays supported | 2 |
GPU clock speed | 600 MHz |
Turbo clock speed | 600 MHz |
memory controller
Memory controller | Built-in |
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Memory type |
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Channels | Dual Channel |
Supports ECC | No |
Maximum bandwidth | 29,866.66 MB/s |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB |
details
Architecture | x86-64 |
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Threads | 4 threads |
L2 cache | 4 MB |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core |
Manufacture process | 32 nm |
Transistor count | 1,178,000,000 |
Max CPUs | 1 |
Die size | 228 mm² |
Clock multiplier | 30 |
Voltage range | 0.45 - 1.41V |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72.7°C |
overclocking
Overclock popularity | 32 |
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Overclock review score | 5 |
Overclocked clock speed | 3.56 GHz |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.67 GHz |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 2,107.6 |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.56 GHz |
power consumption
TDP | 100W |
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Annual home energy cost | 40.03 $/year |
Annual commercial energy cost | 138.41 $/year |
Performance per watt | 1.03 pt/W |
Idle power consumption | 47W |
Peak power consumption | 158W |
Typical power consumption | None |
bus
Architecture | FSB |
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Number of links | 4 |
Data rate | 3,200 MB/s |
Transfer rate | 3,200 MT/s |
Clock speed | 100 MHz |

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