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: 1448 vs 1428
- Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3023 vs 2854
Specifications (specs) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 100 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1448 vs 1428 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3023 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
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Maximum frequency | 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz |
L2 cache | 4096 KB vs 2 MB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: AMD A8-5600K
PassMark - Single thread mark |
|
|
||||
PassMark - CPU mark |
|
|
Name | AMD PRO A12-8870E | AMD A8-5600K |
---|---|---|
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1448 | 1428 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3023 | 2854 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 488 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1366 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.39 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 11.085 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.213 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 11.539 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.45 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 807 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 1596 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 6089 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 807 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 1596 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 6089 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD PRO A12-8870E | AMD A8-5600K | |
---|---|---|
Essentials |
||
Family | AMD PRO A-Series Processors | |
OPN Tray | AD887BAHM44AB | |
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 | 1749 |
Series | AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops | AMD A-Series (Desktop) |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Architecture codename | Trinity | |
Launch date | 26 September 2012 | |
Performance |
||
Base frequency | 2.9 GHz | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 4096 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of GPU cores | 8 | |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Die size | 246 mm | |
L1 cache | 192 KB | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 1303 Million | |
Memory |
||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Graphics |
||
Graphics max frequency | 900 MHz | |
Processor graphics | R7 | |
Switchable graphics | ||
Graphics API support |
||
DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
||
Sockets supported | AM4 | FM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 100 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™) |