AMD PRO A6-8570 vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570 and AMD Ryzen 5 2600 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

AMD PRO A6-8570

AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2245 vs 1646
6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13201 vs 1906

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2245 vs 1646
PassMark - CPU mark	13201 vs 1906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1646

2245

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

13201

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1646	2245
PassMark - CPU mark	1906	13201
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		974
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5321
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3464
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		46.475
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.922

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8570	AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	AD857BAGM23AB
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	1495	1503
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen+
Launch date		19 April 2018
OPN PIB		YD2600BBAFBOX
Price now		$159.99
Value for money (0-100)		24.89
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		213 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of threads		12
Transistor count		4940 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2933 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Stealth
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 Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)