AMD PRO A6-8570 vs AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570 and AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 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 - 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2101 vs 1646
  • 8.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15661 vs 1906
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2101 vs 1646
PassMark - CPU mark 15661 vs 1906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1646
2101
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1906
15661
Name AMD PRO A6-8570 AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1646 2101
PassMark - CPU mark 1906 15661
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 896
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6027
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.993
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 54.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.392
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.361

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-8570 AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray AD857BAGM23AB YD170XBCM88AE
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 1594 1614
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen
Launch date 2 March 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $399
OPN PIB YD170XBCAEWOF
Price now $199.99
Value for money (0-100) 21.56

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L3 cache 16 MB
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Number of threads 16
Transistor count 4800 Million

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz 2667 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 95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Not included

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 SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)