APU A8-3870K Quad-Core is a performance CPU based on the 32nm, Lynx architecture.

It offers 4 Physical Cores (4 Logical), clocked at 3.0GHz and 4MB of L2 Cache.
Among its many features, Virtualization is activated and the processor has the clock multiplier unlocked, meaning it can be overclocked easily.

The processor integrates mildly powerful Graphics called Radeon HD 6550D, with 400 Shader Processing Units, clocked at 600MHz, which share the L2 Cache and system RAM with the processor.
Both the processor and integrated graphics have a rated board TDP of 100W.

It is a powerful Quad Core whose performance is good. It's thus capable of running most applications smoothly without any problem.