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We will be running each through a selection of real world tests to establish how they compare to the latest offerings from AMD, and finding out how well they overclock using the unlocked multiplier.
When AMD first released the A-Series of APUs they launched products which offered solid mainstream performance at various price points. These chips were able to take advantage of features such as DirectX11, GPU computing and when combined with a mother...
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Being the newest and highest-end addition to AMD’s A-series APU lineup, not only does the A8-3870K feature the much raved about integrated Radeon HD 6550D, but it comes with fully unlocked multipliers for both the CPU and GPU portions...
We have always considered $135 A8-3850 to be a good value, and at $145 this new A8-3870K is arguably an even better deal. The 100MHz frequency increase doesn't really mean much in terms of overall performance, but the unlocked multipliers really allow...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2012-02-17 01:24:24
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A step up from the A8-3850, the AMD A8-3870K APU has a slightly higher clock speed, at 3 GHz compared with 2.9 GHz for the lower-end model. The rest of the tech specs are identical, however, with four cores, no Turbo mode and no alternative to Intel's...
Absolute performance of integrated graphics chip...
Power use, Processor could be faster...
AMD has made a great step forward with its APUs thanks to a much improved graphics processing unit. However, gamers would still need to use a separate graphics card alongside this APU. Plus, pure processing performances lag behind the competition...
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AMD met with a positive reception for their Llano based A series APU’s – targeting customers working on a relatively tight budget who want an ‘all in one’ chip design for a media center PC or low cost workhorse machine.We are looking at the latest f...
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£95inc. VAT (GBP)The AMD APUs so far have made a positive impression with many people, offering mainstream quad core computing with integrated discrete class GPU. By releasing a Black Edition APU with an unlocked multiplier, AMD would have made a lot...
Unlocked multipler, Discrete class integrated graphics, Overclocking potential on CPU + GPU, Affordable...
Limited upgrade options...
As expected, the AMD A8-3870K performed a touch above the A8-3850 while trading blows in more GPU limited applications. Base performance arguably sits at the top of AMD's 'mainstream' performance bar. As many may be waiting to see what Llano's success...
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What can you get for £105? How about AMD's top-of-the-line A8-3870K APU with four CPU cores and an integrated Radeon HD 6550D? That's also enough for a Pentium G620 and discrete Radeon HD 6670. We benchmark both to uncover the best budget-oriented opti...
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We update our first look at AMD's A6, A8, and A8 Trinity-based APUs with numbers from an A8-3870K, Core i3-2100, and Core i3-2105. The new results give us a much better idea of how the upcoming architecture will fare in productivity apps and games. Sho...
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With their Llano APUs, AMD has some very interesting processors in their portfolio. The A8-3870K is the direct successor of the A8-3850. The "K" at the end of the name indicates that this processor comes with an open multiplyer. This means that this part...
With the A83870K, AMD has a really versatile allrounder in its portfolio We very much liked that this CPU was very easy to overclock Setting the multiplyer higher as well as give the CPU a bit more volt is already enough to have some overclocking fun Furh...
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AMD's desktop APUs, which combine x86 cores and graphics resources, emerged more than a year ago. We take a Llano-based A8-3870 and compare its performance from 2011 to what you get today using new drivers, application versions, and OpenCL acceleration...
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We recently hooked up with overclocking guru Sami Mäkinen to get his take on the best way to overclock AMD's A8-3870K APU. Using his advice, we tweaked five retail -3870Ks and compared their overclocked gaming performance to a discrete Radeon HD 6670...
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Thankfully, the forthcoming Unigine OilRush game is not as demanding as the Tropics and Heaven tech-demos, so it should be able to run fine on the Llano APUs bearing HD 6550D graphics. Stay tuned for the rest of the more interesting performance tests...
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There's good news and less-good news about AMD's new A8-3870K Accelerated Processing Unit (or APU). The good news is that it surpasses its predecessor, the A8-3850, in every way (if only slightly), and provides overclocking features and performance potent...
Unlocked multiplier allows independent overclocking of CPU and GPU components. Improved performance over predecessor. Supports DirectX 11 video.
Still not a replacement for discrete video cards...
AMD's top-of-the-line Fusion refresh APU, the A8-3870K, offers lots of overclocking opportunities, but remains an imperfect standalone solution...
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more we could see an increase in performance of up-to a third. So before we dive a little deeper into the performance of the processor I wanted to quickly talk about the APU and the technology behind it. Next page please...
Any Llano Lynx based platform (A4, A6 and series A8 APUs) offers value for money really. The strong point of Llano obviously is the embedded GPU and, combined with their A75 chipset, features like native SATA-600 and USB 3.0 support. Next to that, the pow...
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AMD has recently released a few new APUs across all markets bearing speed jumps compared to the original offerings. There is more than just speed increases in the desktop segment, however; enthusiasts will be pleased to learn that AMD just introduced u...
The main selling point of the A8-3870K over the A8-3850 is of course its unlocked frequency parameters. Are they really worth it? The overclocked frequency and processor tests have shown that there is less to be gained in the overclocked state than at...
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Earlier this year we saw AMD launch its first Fusion accelerated processing unit (APU) called the Brazos platform (codenamed Zacate). Although the performance was not stellar, and certainly not meant to be, the engineering was a first, incorporating th...
The release of Llano was exactly what AMD needed in June. Platforms were stagnant and Bulldozer has proven to be a mixed bag at the upper performance end. But the mainstream is where the profits tend to be made, and those target consumers aren’t prone...
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When AMD initially released their Llano-based A-Series APUs, the company targeted cost-conscious consumers looking for highly-integrated, easy to assemble solutions for an entry-level or mid-range PCs. At the time of launch, the flagship model in the A...
Low Power, Affordable, Dual-Graphics Support, Integrated DX11 GPU Core...
General Compute Performance Below Intel, More Performance Available For Minimal Additional Investment...
With the A8-3870K Black Edition running at overclocked CPU / GPU frequencies of 3.5GHz / 800MHz, the APU offered performance much higher than stock. In fact, while overclocked, the A8-3870K was able to approach the performance level of an even higher cloc...
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2. Specs3. Overclocking Pt14. Overclockin...
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hitechlegion.com Updated:
2012-02-02 02:14:58
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Watching technology combine and condense is really fascinating, especially in my line of work. When I'm not reviewing or being a husband/wife, I work as a sleep technologist. One of the main conditions that I deal with is sleep apnea. The main treatmen...
Radeon 6550D Integrated Graphics, Unlocked Multiplier, Dual GFX Compatible, 100W TDP, Virtualization Technology Support, 32 nm, Mainstream Price, Good GPU Overclock...
Minor performance increase, CPU Overclock Mediocre for Unlocked Processor, HiTech Legion Silver Award, Discuss this review in our forums...
When looking at the Lynx platform as a whole, the market is perfect for a mainstream user, and not anyone else. This is where I am a bit puzzled about the release of an "unlocked" Llano processor. Enthusiast and high end users aren't going to be buying...
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inc VAT) (ex TAX) Our first look at AMD's A-series APUs was a very positive one, with the proving to be capable of playing games at reasonable settings while also adding a fairly good smattering of other results in video editing and image editin...
The addition of an unlocked multiplier is always a fantastic tool to have at your disposal if you're keen on this overclocking malarkey. We're still a little bitter about the fact that overclocking Intel's budget CPUs is so limited too - imagine a Pent...
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insidehw.com Updated:
2012-02-25 04:30:51
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Recently, we have devoted much attention to the APU, which is one of the largest inovations that AMD has introduced to the IT industry. Placing a serious graphics system inside a processor is the great success of this company wich dosn't hide their pri...
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rbmods.com Updated:
2012-03-24 01:22:25
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D on their website, Series: A-Series APU (CPU + GPU)L2 Cache: 4MBManufacturing Tech: 32 nm64 bit Support: YesCooling Device: Heatsink and Fan includedVirtualization Technology Support: Yes The Product: P...
Onboard video, Price...
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This CPU is perfect for a HTPC, you can get a very well performing HTPC that even allows for gaming at lower resolutions. For about 300$ you can get a complete computer that performs very well for that kind of money. Overall performance was good and i...
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Benchmarking 86 CPUs takes a while. After long last, though, we have 51 models from AMD and 35 from Intel tested in our current suite. If you want to know how your processor sizes up to its competition, you'll find plenty of comparison data inside! 86 C...
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We'll be taking a somewhat different two-tiered approach with our coverage of AMD's new Trinity-based APUs for desktop systems today. AMD is lifting the veil on their new product line-up, in addition to graphics performance and power consumption, but we c...
Power efficiency has also been improved on these Trinity-based desktop APUs, but Intel's architectural and manufacturing advantages give them a huge edge in power. Idle power consumption was similar across all of the platform, but under load the A10-5800K...
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