AMD PRO A12-8870 vs AMD Athlon II X2 280

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and AMD Athlon II X2 280 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A12-8870

AMD Athlon II X2 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1784 vs 1462
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3888 vs 1355

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1784 vs 1462
PassMark - CPU mark	3888 vs 1355

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 280

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1784

1462

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3888

1355

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	AMD Athlon II X2 280
PassMark - Single thread mark	1784	1462
PassMark - CPU mark	3888	1355
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1941
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3272

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	AMD Athlon II X2 280
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	February 2013
OPN Tray	AD887BAUM44AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1444	1475
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Regor
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.28
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1108 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)