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).

 

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 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1497 vs 1448
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3396 vs 3023
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 1448
PassMark - CPU mark 3396 vs 3023

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1448
1497
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3023
3396
Name AMD PRO A12-8870E AMD A10-7850K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1448 1497
PassMark - CPU mark 3023 3396
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 1745 1755
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