APU A8-3850 preview@anandtech

[duckula]

AMD A8-3850 CPU & GPU Performance

Conclusion:
CPU performance is pretty much like an Athlon II quad-core with same frequency. IGP performance is on par with a Radeon HD6450 entry-level discrete video card.
Not very impressive.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4448/amd- ... ce-preview

[c_hegge]

AMD just can't seem to catch up with Intel.

[duckula]

Yep. A8-3850 is the flagship in the upcoming A line-up. It's reported to cost $170 USD, nearly as much as an intel Core i5 2400. Yet it can't beat a dual-core i3 2100 in terms of cpu performance.

[shovenose]

Hmmm..that sucks. AMD needs to get their act together quickly!

[duckula]

I hope the long expected FX series processors(AKA bulldozer) will live up to the expectation.

[shovenose]

I hope so!

[duckula]

but the cheapest bulldozer based processor will cost $190 USD. :-(

[shovenose]

That's still cheap!

[duckula]

It's not that cheat if you count on the fact that Core i5 2400 goes for $190 too.

[shovenose]

True. Amd is just lame these days!