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).

AMD PRO A6-8570

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X

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: 2102 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	2102 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

2102

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

15661

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570	AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1646	2102
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	1595	1615
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™)