AMD PRO A12-8870 vs Intel Core i5-6500

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and Intel Core i5-6500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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

Intel Core i5-6500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6500

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2106 vs 1784
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5624 vs 3888

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2106 vs 1784
PassMark - CPU mark	5624 vs 3888

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1784

2106

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3888

5624

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i5-6500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1784	2106
PassMark - CPU mark	3888	5624
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		899
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2938
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2112
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		75.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.436
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.188
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.811
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1575
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5455
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1575
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3075
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5455

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i5-6500
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	5 August 2015
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	1429
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch price (MSRP)		$192
Price now		$234.38
Processor Number		i5-6500
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.10
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		6 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		71°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1108 MHz	1.05 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot