AMD A8-7670K vs AMD PRO A10-8850B

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-7670K and AMD PRO A10-8850B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 A8-7670K

AMD PRO A10-8850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7670K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A10-8850B

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1611 vs 1485
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3752 vs 3192
Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 17.822 vs 14.634
Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 221.907 vs 126.662
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.36 vs 1.151
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 25.964 vs 20.723
Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 94.575 vs 67.072

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1611 vs 1485
PassMark - CPU mark	3752 vs 3192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	17.822 vs 14.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	221.907 vs 126.662
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.36 vs 1.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	25.964 vs 20.723
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	94.575 vs 67.072

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-7670K
CPU 2: AMD PRO A10-8850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1485

1611

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3192

3752

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.634

17.822

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

126.662

221.907

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.151

1.36

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

20.723

25.964

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

67.072

94.575

Name	AMD A8-7670K	AMD PRO A10-8850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1485	1611
PassMark - CPU mark	3192	3752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	14.634	17.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	126.662	221.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.151	1.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	20.723	25.964
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	67.072	94.575
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	7326
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1882
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2436
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	7326

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-7670K	AMD PRO A10-8850B
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD767KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	897	886
Series	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A10 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		AD885BXBI44JC
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	3.9 GHz
Compute Cores	10	12
L1 cache	256 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	8
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	757 MHz	800 MHz
iGPU core count	512	512
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerTune
TrueAudio
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID
System Image Stability
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0