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A8-3870K vs. Core i3-2105 CPU Review

Let’s take a look at the highest-end CPU with integrated video from AMD (“APU”), the A8-3870K, and compare it to the A8-3850 and to its contenders from Intel: the Core i3-2105 and Core i3-2100.

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3DMark 11 Professional

Contents

  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Reviewed CPUs
  • 3. How We Tested
  • 4. PCMark 7
  • 5. VirtualDub
  • 6. Photoshop CS4
  • 7. After Effects CS4
  • 8. Media Espresso 6.5
  • 9. WinZip
  • 10. iTunes
  • 11. Cinebench 11.5
  • 12. Call of Duty 4
  • 13. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
  • 14. Far Cry 2
  • 15. Battlefield 3
  • 16. 3DMark 11 Professional
  • 17. Overclocking
  • 18. Conclusions

3DMark 11 measures Shader 5.0 (i.e., DirectX 11) performance. Since the integrated graphics engine of the Intel CPUs included in this review is not DirectX 11, they can’t run this program. We ran this program at 1440×900 using the “Performance” profile.

This program provides three different scores: graphics, physics and combined.

A8-3870K vs. Core i3-2105

With a Radeon HD 6570 installed, the video performance of the A8-3870K increased 51%, and this CPU was 13% faster than the Core i3-2105 and 18% faster than the Core i3-2100.

A8-3870K vs. Core i3-2105

The physics score measures exclusively the physics performance of the system. Here all CPUs achieved the same performance level.

A8-3870K vs. Core i3-2105

The combined score shows a balance between the graphics and the physics performance achieved by each system being tested. With a Radeon HD 6570 installed, the video performance of the A8-3870K actually decreased a little, and the Core i3-2105 achieved a score 56% higher than the A8-3870K, with the Core i3-2100 achieving a score 31% higher than this CPU.

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