A8-3870K vs A10-9620P

Place in the ranking	2058	2131
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Bristol Ridge	no data
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	1 January 2017 (7 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-9620P and A8-3870K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	250 mm²	228 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	3100 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A10-9620P and A8-3870K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	FP4	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-9620P and A8-3870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-9620P and A8-3870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3, DDR4

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R5 (Bristol Ridge)

AMD Radeon HD 6550D

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-9620P 1.65
+10%

A8-3870K 1.50

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-9620P 2540
+9.5%

A8-3870K 2319

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.65	1.50
Integrated graphics card	2.43	1.04
Recency	1 January 2017	20 December 2011
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt

A10-9620P has a 10% higher aggregate performance score, 133.7% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10-9620P and A8-3870K.

Be aware that A10-9620P is a notebook processor while A8-3870K is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between A10-9620P and A8-3870K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.