AMD PRO A12-8870 vs AMD A10-7870K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and AMD A10-7870K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. 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 PRO A12-8870

AMD A10-7870K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1816 vs 1501
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3969 vs 3434

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4.1 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816 vs 1501
PassMark - CPU mark	3969 vs 3434

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: AMD A10-7870K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1816

1501

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3969

3434

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	AMD A10-7870K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816	1501
PassMark - CPU mark	3969	3434
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		512
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.777
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		14.063
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		32.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.143
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4904
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2085
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1897
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4904

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	AMD A10-7870K
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	May 2015
OPN Tray	AD887BAUM44AB	AD787KXDI44JC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1323	1336
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaveri
Launch price (MSRP)		$120
OPN PIB		AD787KXDJCBOX
Price now		$249.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.44
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Compute Cores		12
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.40°C
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1108 MHz	866 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Enduro
iGPU core count		512
Number of pipelines		512
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI