AMD PRO A12-8870 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B75
Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1784 vs 1256
- 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3888 vs 1781
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz vs 3 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 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1784 vs 1256 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3888 vs 1781 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B75
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD PRO A12-8870 | AMD Phenom II X3 B75 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1784 | 1256 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3888 | 1781 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1905 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4439 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD PRO A12-8870 | AMD Phenom II X3 B75 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | AMD Phenom |
Launch date | Q3 2016 | October 2009 |
OPN Tray | AD887BAUM44AB | HDXB75WFK3DGM |
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 | 1502 |
Series | AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops | AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Architecture codename | Heka | |
Price now | $39.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 21.61 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3 GHz |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 3 |
Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 258 mm | |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Number of threads | 3 | |
Transistor count | 758 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Graphics |
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Graphics max frequency | 1108 MHz | |
Processor graphics | R7 | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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FreeSync | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |