Testseek.com have collected 30 expert reviews of the AMD Fusion A8-3870K 3.0GHz Socket FM1 and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Fusion A8-3870K 3.0GHz Socket FM1.
February 2012
Experts 77% 30 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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...
Abstract: 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...
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...
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...
While running at its default CPU and GPU frequencies, the AMD A8-3870K Black Edition offered decent performance throughout our entire batter of benchmarks. It’s slightly higher CPU clocks allowed it to outpace the A8-3850 across the board and better c...
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 ...
Abstract: 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. ...
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 ...
