AMD PRO A12-8870E vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and AMD Ryzen 7 1700 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

AMD PRO A12-8870E

AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2001 vs 1440
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14820 vs 3043

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2001 vs 1440
PassMark - CPU mark	14820 vs 3043

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1440

2001

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3043

14820

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1440	2001
PassMark - CPU mark	3043	14820
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		848
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5768
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3895
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.234
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.967
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		11.958

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	AD887BAHM44AB	YD1700BBM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1741	1749
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen
Launch date		2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$329
OPN PIB		YD1700BBAEBOX
Price now		$209.43
Value for money (0-100)		19.33
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		768 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of threads		16
Transistor count		4800 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2667 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire (LED)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)