AMD A8-3870K and Sapphire HD6450 FleX Review

As we mentioned earlier in the review, we are partnering the AMD A8-3870K with Sapphire HD6450 FleX. We will be publishing some results at both 3ghz and in the overclocked state at 3.5ghz. Our gaming results are all taken with the system running at 3.5ghz. Game tests will be limited to 720p resolution (1280×720).

We already know the A8-3870K will hammer the last generation of ATOM processors we reviewed some time ago so we will compare against the Intel Core i5 2500k and Core i3 2105. To round out the results, we thought it would be interesting to compare against some of the latest Intel Core i5 and Core i7 mobile processors. We don't often compare desktop and mobile chips, so lets give it a shot today.

Main testing System:
Processor: AMD A8-3870K.
Motherboard: ASUS F1A75-M Pro.
Memory: 8GB Corsair 1600mhz (9-9-9-24).
Power Supply: ADATA 650W.
Graphics: Sapphire HD6450 FleX.
Storage: Patriot Pyro 120GB & 500GB Samsung HDD.

Comparison Systems (for specific synthetic test compares):
Intel Core i5 2500k desktop processor.
Intel Core i3 2105 desktop processor.

Additional compares with mobile Intel processors:
AlienWare M18X (featuring Core i7 2960XM Extreme Edition).
MSI GT780DXR (feature Core i7 2630QM).
Dell XPS 14z (featuring Core i7 2640M processor).
MSI CX640 (featuring Core i5 2410M).

Software:
PCMark 7
Cinebench 11.5 64 bit
FRAPS Professional
Cyberlink PowerDVD Ultra 11
Cyberlink MediaEspresso
HQV Benchmark V2

Games:
Resident Evil 5
F1 2011
Far Cry 2
Dead Island
Just Cause 2

Technical Monitoring and Test Equipment:
Asus BluRay Drive
Lacie 730 Monitor (Image Quality testing)
Thermal Diodes
Raytek Laser Temp Gun 3i LSRC/MT4 Mini Temp
Extech digital sound level meter & SkyTronic DSL 2 Digital Sound Level Meter
Kill A Watt Meter
Nikon D3X with R1C1 Kit (4 flashes), Nikon 24-70MM lens.

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