AMD A8-7600 vs AMD PRO A12-8870E

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7600 and AMD PRO A12-8870E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A8-7600

AMD PRO A12-8870E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7600

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3211 vs 3021

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445 vs 1443
PassMark - CPU mark	3211 vs 3021

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7600
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1445

1443

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3211

3021

Name	AMD A8-7600	AMD PRO A12-8870E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1445	1443
PassMark - CPU mark	3211	3021
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1415
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	24.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3961

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7600	AMD PRO A12-8870E
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD7600YBJABOX
OPN Tray	AD7600YBI44JA	AD887BAHM44AB
Place in performance rating	1711	1740
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	8
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	900 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0