AMD PRO A12-8870 vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and Intel Core i7-6700K 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 i7-6700K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 91 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 91 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2504 vs 1816
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8928 vs 3969

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2504 vs 1816
PassMark - CPU mark	8928 vs 3969

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1816

2504

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3969

8928

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i7-6700K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816	2504
PassMark - CPU mark	3969	8928
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1148
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4458
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3242
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		6.186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		101.6
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		7.351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3360

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i7-6700K
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	1311	1297
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch price (MSRP)		$339
Price now		$316.99
Processor Number		i7-6700K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.33
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	4.00 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		256 KB
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		64°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Number of threads		8
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	1.15 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 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	91 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
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