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    AMD A8-3870K vs Intel Core i3-3225

    AMD A8-3870K
    AMD Socket FM1DESKTOP
    3000 MHz / Cores: 4 / Dec 2011
    AMD A8-3870K
    Intel Core i3-3225
    Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
    3300 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2012
    Intel Core i3-3225

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • AMD A8-3870K
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      132%

    Relative performance

    Single thread performance index

    • AMD A8-3870K
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      163%

    Relative performance

    Multi thread performance index

    • AMD A8-3870K
      100%
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      102%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider AMD A8-3870K

    None

    Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-3225

    Much higher single threaded performance (around 63% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
    45 watts lower power draw.
    Around 32% higher average synthetic performance.
    Intel Core i3-3225

    Gaming

    HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-3225

    Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
    No winner

    Productivity

    No clear winner declared

    Specifications

    Features

    AMD A8-3870KIntel Core i3-3225
    MMX
    3DNow!
    SSE
    SSE2
    SSE3
    SSE4A
    AMD64
    CnQ
    NX bit
    AMD-V
    SSSE3
    SSE4.2
    AVX
    EIST
    Intel 64
    Hyper-Threading
    XD bit
    VT-x
    TXT

    Architecture

    AMD A8-3870KIntel Core i3-3225
    ArchitectureAMD LLanovsIntel_IvyBridge
    MarketDesktopvsDesktop
    Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
    CodenameLlanovsIvy Bridge
    Release DateDec 2011vsSep 2012

    Cores

    AMD A8-3870KIntel Core i3-3225
    Cores4vs2
    Threads4vs4
    SMPs1vs1
    Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 6550DvsIntel HD 4000

    Cache

    AMD A8-3870KIntel Core i3-3225
    L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
    L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
    L3 Cache0 KBvs3072 KB (shared)

    Physical

    AMD A8-3870KIntel Core i3-3225
    SocketAMD Socket FM1vsIntel Socket 1155
    Max Case Tempunknownvs65°C
    PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA12C
    Die Size228mm²vs118mm²
    Process32 nmvs22 nm

    Performance

    AMD A8-3870KIntel Core i3-3225
    Cpu Frequency3000 MHzvs3300 MHz
    Turbo Clocknonevsnone
    Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
    Voltage1.4125 Vvsunknown
    TDP100 Wvs55 W

    Raw performance index

    Raw single-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A8-3870K
      3000 points
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      3399 points

    Points - higher is better

    Raw multi-thread performance estimation

    • AMD A8-3870K
      12000 points
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      8157 points

    Points - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD A8-3870K
      5292
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      5450

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Single Core)

    • AMD A8-3870K
      1685
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      2790

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (64-bit Multi Core)

    • AMD A8-3870K
      5804
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      5877

    points - higher is better

    GeekBench 3 (32-bit Single Core)

    • AMD A8-3870K
      1568
    • Intel Core i3-3225
      2540

    points - higher is better

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