AMD PRO A12-8870E vs AMD A10-7850K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and AMD A10-7850K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces. 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 A12-8870E

AMD A10-7850K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7850K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1497 vs 1443
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3395 vs 3021

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1497 vs 1443
PassMark - CPU mark	3395 vs 3021

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: AMD A10-7850K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1443

1497

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3021

3395

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD A10-7850K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1443	1497
PassMark - CPU mark	3021	3395
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		516
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1576
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.183
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		16.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.104
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1947
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5920
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1781
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1947
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5920

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD A10-7850K
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD887BAHM44AB	AD785KXBI44JA
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1758	1760
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Kaveri
Launch date		14 January 2014
Launch price (MSRP)		$173
OPN PIB		AD785KXBJABOX
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.7 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Compute Cores		12
Die size		245 mm
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.40°C
Number of threads		4
Transistor count		2410 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2133 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	720 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Enduro
iGPU core count		512
Number of pipelines		512
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI