AMD PRO A12-8870 vs Intel Core i7-8670

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870 and Intel Core i7-8670 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD PRO A12-8870

Intel Core i7-8670

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

Around 35% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-8670

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm

Number of cores	6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-8670

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i7-8670
PassMark - Single thread mark	1784
PassMark - CPU mark	3888
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2120
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1306
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1306
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2279

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870	Intel Core i7-8670
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q3 2016	January 2018
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	1427
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1108 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)