Phenom II X3 N870 vs A4-5000
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms A4-5000 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2608 | 2436 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 5.14 | 2.86 |
| Architecture codename | Kabini (2013−2014) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870 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) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FT3 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 8330 | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.81 | 1.05 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 16 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 35 Watt |
A4-5000 has an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X3 N870, on the other hand, has a 29.6% higher aggregate performance score.
The Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5000 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5000 and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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