AMD PRO A12-8870E vs Intel Core i5-8500

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and Intel Core i5-8500 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability. 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), 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).

AMD PRO A12-8870E

Intel Core i5-8500

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8500

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2450 vs 1448
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9541 vs 3023

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2450 vs 1448
PassMark - CPU mark	9541 vs 3023

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1448

2450

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3023

9541

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	Intel Core i5-8500
PassMark - Single thread mark	1448	2450
PassMark - CPU mark	3023	9541
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1074
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4700
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3732
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		77.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.766
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.65
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1800
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1943
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1058
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1800

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	Intel Core i5-8500
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	1754
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Coffee Lake
Launch date		February 2018
Price now		$229
Processor Number		i5-8500
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		15.36
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	3.00 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		9216 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		6
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2666
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x3E92
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot