AMD PRO A12-8870 vs AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE 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 Phenom II X2 570 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 20% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.5 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 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1784 vs 1412
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3888 vs 1395

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1784 vs 1412
PassMark - CPU mark	3888 vs 1395

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1784

1412

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3888

1395

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1784	1412
PassMark - CPU mark	3888	1395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2107
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3615

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	AMD Phenom II X2 570 BE
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	May 2010
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	1422
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Callisto
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		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	80 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™)