A8-3870K vs A8-6410

Place in the ranking	2367	2135
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series	no data
Power efficiency	7.04	1.38
Architecture codename	Beema (2014)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	1 June 2014 (10 years ago)	20 December 2011 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-6410 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 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	28 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	228 mm²
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Number of transistors	930 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on A8-6410 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	FT3b	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and A8-3870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA4	-
AVX	+	-
PowerNow	+	-
PowerGating	+	-
VirusProtect	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and A8-3870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6410 and A8-3870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1866	DDR3
Max memory channels	1	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Enduro	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
UVD	+	-
VCE	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and A8-3870K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6410 and A8-3870K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and A8-3870K.

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.

A8-6410 1.16

A8-3870K 1.52
+31%

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.

A8-6410 1771

A8-3870K 2319
+30.9%