AMD A8 PRO-7600B vs AMD PRO A12-8870

Comparative analysis of AMD A8 PRO-7600B and AMD PRO A12-8870 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).

AMD A8 PRO-7600B

AMD PRO A12-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8 PRO-7600B

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

Around 11% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1816 vs 1388
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3969 vs 2954

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816 vs 1388
PassMark - CPU mark	3969 vs 2954

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1388

1816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2954

3969

Name	AMD A8 PRO-7600B	AMD PRO A12-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1388	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	2954	3969
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	453
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	12.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	217.005
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.134
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	22.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	61.484

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8 PRO-7600B	AMD PRO A12-8870
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD760BYBI44JA	AD887BAUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1310	1311
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		Q3 2016
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	3.7 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.2 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
Graphics max frequency	720 MHz	1108 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Switchable graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	35 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
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
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
FreeSync
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0