AMD PRO A12-8870 vs Intel Core i7-6900K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and Intel Core i7-6900K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, 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).

AMD PRO A12-8870

Intel Core i7-6900K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

Around 14% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.70 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6900K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2338 vs 1816
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14449 vs 3969

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2338 vs 1816
PassMark - CPU mark	14449 vs 3969

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6900K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1816

2338

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3969

14449

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i7-6900K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816	2338
PassMark - CPU mark	3969	14449
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1005
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7893
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8778
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.395
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		179.127
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		5.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		13.602

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i7-6900K
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	May 2016
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	1323	1325
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Broadwell E
Launch price (MSRP)		$1,020
Price now		$1,198.99
Processor Number		i7-6900K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.35
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.70 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
L1 cache		32 KB (per core)
L3 cache		20480 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Number of threads		16
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4 2400/2133
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1108 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	None
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	140 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
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
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)