AMD PRO A12-8870E vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and AMD Phenom X3 8650 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 Phenom X3 8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1440
PassMark - CPU mark	3043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2991

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD Phenom X3 8650
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	1635
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Toliman
Launch date		April 2008
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM2+
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)