AMD PRO A12-8870E vs Intel Core i7-870S

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8870E and Intel Core i7-870S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD PRO A12-8870E

Intel Core i7-870S

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870E

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 82 Watt
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3023 vs 2765

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 82 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3023 vs 2765

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870S

Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1493 vs 1448

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493 vs 1448

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8870E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-870S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1448

1493

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3023

2765

Name	AMD PRO A12-8870E	Intel Core i7-870S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1448	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	3023	2765

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A12-8870E	Intel Core i7-870S
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	1736	1712
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Lynnfield
Launch date		July 2010
Processor Number		i7-870S
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.66 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.60 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		296 mm2
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Number of threads		8
Transistor count		774 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	LGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	82 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
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® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)