AMD PRO A6-8570 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570 and AMD Phenom II X4 910e 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 A6-8570

AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570

Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1646 vs 1082

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1646 vs 1082

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2131 vs 1906

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2131 vs 1906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1646

1082

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

2131

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1646	1082
PassMark - CPU mark	1906	2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5037

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8570	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD857BAGM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1594	1608
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
Launch date		January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$157
Price now		$156.99
Value for money (0-100)		6.12
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 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™)