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AMD A8-3870K vs Intel Core i3-4170
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
AMD A8-3870K
100 %
AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Intel Core i3-4170
77 %
Intel HD Graphics 4400
More benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC)
250 entries
250 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
826 entries
Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
837 entries
Cinebench R11.5 iGPU
383 entries
383 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD A8-3870K | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD A (112) | Intel Core i3 (205) |
| CPU group | AMD A8-3000 (4) | Intel Core i 4000 (64) |
| Architecture | Llano (K10) | Haswell S |
| Technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | FM1 | LGA 1150 |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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AMD A8-3870K | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 4 / 4 | 2 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 4x | 2x |
| Frequency: | 3.10 GHz | 3.70 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | ||
| Turbo (All Cores): | ||
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 4.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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AMD A8-3870K | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | AMD Radeon HD 6550D | Intel HD Graphics 4400 |
| GPU frequency | 0.60 GHz | 0.35 - 1.15 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 5 / 400 | 20 / 160 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Technology | 32 nm | 22 nm |
| Release date | Q2/2011 | Q2/2013 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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AMD A8-3870K | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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AMD A8-3870K | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) | DDR3-1600 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 32 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 15.8 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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AMD A8-3870K | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 100 W | 54 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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AMD A8-3870K | Intel Core i3-4170 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Unknown | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE3, SSE4a | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q4/2011 | Q1/2015 |
| Release price | 80 $ | 117 $ |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
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