AMD PRO A12-8870E vs AMD A8-5600K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and AMD A8-5600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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

• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
• 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 100 Watt
• Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1440 vs 1430
• Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3043 vs 2854

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: AMD A8-5600K

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1440 1430
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3043 2854

Compare specifications (specs)