AMD PRO A12-8870E vs Intel Core i7-7500U

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and Intel Core i7-7500U 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 i7-7500U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.50 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-7500U

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1911 vs 1443
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3635 vs 3021

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1911 vs 1443
PassMark - CPU mark	3635 vs 3021

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-7500U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1443

1911

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3021

3635

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	Intel Core i7-7500U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1443	1911
PassMark - CPU mark	3021	3635
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		548
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1254
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		2.5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		41.612
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.301
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.092
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.009
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1553
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5150
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1553
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2764
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5150

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	Intel Core i7-7500U
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	1758	1670
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Architecture codename		Kaby Lake
Launch date		30 August 2016
Launch price (MSRP)		$393
Processor Number		i7-7500U
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.70 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.50 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache		128 KB
L3 cache		4 MB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz	1.05 GHz
Processor graphics	R7	Intel® HD Graphics 620
Switchable graphics
Device ID		0x5916
Graphics base frequency		300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCBGA1356
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		7.5 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		2.90 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		42mm X 24mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		12
PCIe configurations		1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
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® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
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
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
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)