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February 2012
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Radeon 6550D Integrated Graphics
Unlocked Multiplier
Dual GFX Compatible
100W TDP
Virtualization Technology Support
32 nm
Mainstream Price
Good GPU Overclock
Onboard video
Price
Low Power
Affordable
Dual-Graphics Support
Integrated DX11 GPU Core
Unlocked multiplier allows independent overclocking of CPU and GPU components. Improved performance over predecessor. Supports DirectX 11 video.
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Minor performance increase
CPU Overclock Mediocre for Unlocked Processor
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General Compute Performance Below Intel
More Performance Available For Minimal Additional Investment
Any Llano Lynx based platform (A4, A6 and series A8 APUs) offers value for money really. The strong point of Llano obviously is the embedded GPU and, combined with their A75 chipset, features like native SATA-600 and USB 3.0 support. Next to that, the pow...
Abstract: Thankfully, the forthcoming Unigine OilRush game is not as demanding as the Tropics and Heaven tech-demos, so it should be able to run fine on the Llano APUs bearing HD 6550D graphics. Stay tuned for the rest of the more interesting performance tests...
We have always considered $135 A8-3850 to be a good value, and at $145 this new A8-3870K is arguably an even better deal. The 100MHz frequency increase doesn't really mean much in terms of overall performance, but the unlocked multipliers really allow ...
Abstract: AMD's desktop APUs, which combine x86 cores and graphics resources, emerged more than a year ago. We take a Llano-based A8-3870 and compare its performance from 2011 to what you get today using new drivers, application versions, and OpenCL acceleration...
Abstract: We recently hooked up with overclocking guru Sami Mäkinen to get his take on the best way to overclock AMD's A8-3870K APU. Using his advice, we tweaked five retail -3870Ks and compared their overclocked gaming performance to a discrete Radeon HD 6670. ...
Abstract: We update our first look at AMD's A6, A8, and A8 Trinity-based APUs with numbers from an A8-3870K, Core i3-2100, and Core i3-2105. The new results give us a much better idea of how the upcoming architecture will fare in productivity apps and games. Sho...
Unlocked multipler, Discrete class integrated graphics, Overclocking potential on CPU + GPU, Affordable
Limited upgrade options
As expected, the AMD A8-3870K performed a touch above the A8-3850 while trading blows in more GPU limited applications. Base performance arguably sits at the top of AMD's 'mainstream' performance bar. As many may be waiting to see what Llano's success...
Abstract: What can you get for £105? How about AMD's top-of-the-line A8-3870K APU with four CPU cores and an integrated Radeon HD 6550D? That's also enough for a Pentium G620 and discrete Radeon HD 6670. We benchmark both to uncover the best budget-oriented opti...
AMD has made a great step forward with its APUs thanks to a much improved graphics processing unit. However, gamers would still need to use a separate graphics card alongside this APU. Plus, pure processing performances lag behind the competition. ...
