AMD PRO A12-8870E vs AMD FX-6130

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and AMD FX-6130 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.

AMD PRO A12-8870E

AMD FX-6130

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1440 vs 1390

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1440 vs 1390

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6130

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4353 vs 3043

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4353 vs 3043

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: AMD FX-6130

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1440

1390

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3043

4353

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD FX-6130
PassMark - Single thread mark	1440	1390
PassMark - CPU mark	3043	4353

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD FX-6130
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	1651	1660
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zambezi
Launch date		October 2012
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		288 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1200 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	95 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
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)