Athlon 64 FX-70 vs A8-3800

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2362not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.87no data
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)November 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-3800 and Athlon 64 FX-70 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size228 mm2235 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A8-3800 and Athlon 64 FX-70 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 configuration11
SocketFM1F
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3800 and Athlon 64 FX-70 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3800 and Athlon 64 FX-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6550Dno data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

A8-3800 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 92.3% lower power consumption.

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