AMD PRO A6-8570 vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570 and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 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 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 1646
  • 9.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17517 vs 1906
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 28 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 vs 1646
PassMark - CPU mark 17517 vs 1906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1646
2421
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1906
17517
Name AMD PRO A6-8570 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
PassMark - Single thread mark 1646 2421
PassMark - CPU mark 1906 17517
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1057
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7046
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4802
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.816

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A6-8570 AMD Ryzen 7 2700X

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 1594 1576
Series AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Zen+
Launch date 19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $329
OPN PIB YD270XBGAFBOX
Price now $309.89
Value for money (0-100) 16.13

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 12 nm FinFET
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 4.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 8
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 209.78 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L3 cache 16 MB
Maximum core temperature 85°C
Number of threads 16
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 105 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Thermal Solution Wraith Prism with RGB LED

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™)