AMD A8-3800 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-3800 features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2011 and belongs to the 1 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A8-3800, you'll need a motherboard with a FM1 socket.
Name: AMD A8-3800
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A8-3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-3800 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-3800 is 2.4 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 2.7 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 2.7 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 2.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-3800 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-3800 uses the AMD Radeon HD 6550D, which has 400 texture shaders and 5 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 6550D
GPU frequency: 0.6 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 5
Shaders: 400
Max. GPU Memory: 1.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 3
Direct X: 11
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2011

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: No

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 65 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 65 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A8-3800 is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FM1
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Llano (K10)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a
Release date: Q3/2011
Release price: 130 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A6-3430MX
4C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
4801
4801
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
4782
4782
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
4738
4738
AMD Athlon II X4 615e
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
4691
4691
AMD Phenom II X4 805
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
4675
4675

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i3-2130
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
2020
2020
AMD A6-3500
3C 3T @ 2.1 GHz
1995
1995
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1994
1994
Intel Core i7-3689Y
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
1974
1974
AMD A4-9120
2C 2T @ 2.2 GHz
1968
1968

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A4-3400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
1364
1364
AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1355
1355
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1355
1355
AMD Athlon II X4 610e
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1355
1355
Intel Core i3-4010Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
1350
1350

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-3610ME
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
1360
1360
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
1358
1358
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1354
1354
Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
1350
1350
Intel Core i7-4610Y
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1346
1346

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i9-10885H
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Xeon E-2286M
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480
Intel Core i9-10980HK
8C 16T @ 2.4 GHz
480
480

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
368
368
Intel Core2 Duo E7200
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
368
368
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
368
368
Intel Core2 Duo E7200
2C 2T @ 2.53 GHz
368
368
Intel Pentium E5400
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
368
368

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Core i7-4600M
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
25.1
25.1
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
24.6
24.6
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
24.6
24.6
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
24.6
24.6
AMD A8-3510MX
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
23
23

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
2.9
2.9
Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
2.9
2.9
AMD A8-3800
4C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
2.9
2.9
Intel Atom C2730
8C 8T @ 1.7 GHz
2.9
2.9
AMD Phenom II X3 B77
3C 3T @ 3.2 GHz
2.9
2.9