AMD PRO A12-8870E vs AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and AMD Athlon II X2 245e 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.

AMD PRO A12-8870E

AMD Athlon II X2 245e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1440 vs 1182
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3043 vs 1171

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1440 vs 1182
PassMark - CPU mark	3043 vs 1171

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1440

1182

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3043

1171

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1440	1182
PassMark - CPU mark	3043	1171
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1727
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2805

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD Athlon II X2 245e
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	1652	1627
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Regor
Launch date		May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$80
Value for money (0-100)		6.28
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB
Transistor count		410 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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 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™)