CPU Comparison
AMD
AMD A8-3870K
CORE STATE
Llano
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 4 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
3 Base
CACHE
โ
MAX TDP
100W
ARCHITECTURE
K10
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
VS
INTEL
Core i7-2960XM
CORE STATE
Sandy Bridge
CORE SPECS
4 Cores / 8 Threads
CLOCK SPEED
2.7 Base / 3.7 GHz Turbo
CACHE
8 MB (shared)
MAX TDP
55W
ARCHITECTURE
Sandy Bridge
PROCESS
32 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2011
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
cinebench_cinebench_r15_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r15_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r20_singlecore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_multicore
cinebench_cinebench_r23_singlecore
geekbench_multicore
geekbench_singlecore
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
A8-3870K
i7-2960XM
Core Specs
Cores
4
4
0.0%
Threads
4
8
+100.0%
Base Clock (GHz)
3
2.7
-10.0%
Boost Clock (GHz)
โ
3.7
Frequency (GHz)
3
2.7
-10.0%
Turbo Clock (GHz)
โ
3.7
Multiplier
30
27
-10.0%
SMP CPUs
1
1
0.0%
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per core)
64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache
1 MB (per core)
256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache
โ
8 MB (shared)
Power
TDP (W)
100
55
-45.0%
Architecture
Architecture
K10
Sandy Bridge
Codename
Llano
Sandy Bridge
Generation
A8
(Llano)
Core i7 Extreme
(Sandy Bridge)
Process Size
32 nm
32 nm
Transistors
1,178 million
1,160 million
Die Size
228 mmยฒ
216 mmยฒ
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
Intel
Memory
Memory Support
DDR3
DDR3
Memory Bus
Dual-channel
Dual-channel
Memory Bandwidth
29.9 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
ECC Memory
No
No
Platform
Socket
AMD Socket FM1
Intel Socket G2 (988B)
Chipsets
A75, A55
QM67, HM67
PCIe
โ
Gen 2, 16 Lanes(CPU only)
Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Radeon HD 6550D
Intel HD 3000
Other
Market
Desktop
Mobile
Production Status
End-of-life
End-of-life
Launch Price
โ
$1096
Part Number
AD3870WNZ43GXAD3870WNGXBOX
SR02FQ1NA
Package
ยตPGA
rPGA
Tj Max
โ
100ยฐC