A8-3870K AMD Processors

[refillable]

Hello Everybody at Tom's

Have you remember the release of new Llano processors? The best processor you can see is the A8-3870K, which has unlocked multipliers. Now this news is up since 20 December ago, can be seen here: http://www.amd.com/us/aboutamd/newsroom/Pages/newsroom.aspx

But the the thing is that this, I can't see reviews yet in Tom's. Do you guys know what's actually Up here?

Just wondering...

EDIT: Also up in stores!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001&Tpk=a8-3870

 

[-Fran-]

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd_a8_3870k&num=1

It's a Linux review, but at least will give you an idea where the processor stands.

Cheers!

 

[refillable]

Thanks!

But I'm actually looking for head to head comparison to i3-2120!

 

[caqde]

Well there really isn't a comparative, but the basic premise will be that the A8-3870K has a faster onboard GPU while the i3-2120 has a faster CPU. Although the A8-3870K will likely win in a few highly multi-threaded programs overall the i3-2120 is going to be a faster processor. You could see this by using anandtech's bench and comparing the i3-2100 to the a8-3850 -> http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/399?vs=289

Remember though that only shows CPU performance and Game performance with a discrete Videocard. Onboard performance can be viewed in benchmarks of the A8-3850 and i3-2120/2100.

On another note the A8-3870K is an unlocked APU that has an unlocked multiplier for both the GPU and CPU whereas the i3 is not unlocked so the A8-3870K is easier to overclock in this regard.

 

[megamanx00]

The main advantage of the 3870k is that it can be easily overclocked. Don't know what's up with the lack of reviews, but then I guess when you fire your entire marketing department it's hard to get the word out on every product. This is the only other review I see though

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1365/pg1/amd-fusion-a8-3870k-overclocking-and-dual-graphics-performance-review-introduction.html