AMD PRO A6-8570 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD PRO A6-8570

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570

2.8x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 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 vs 28 nm
6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2489 vs 1646
13.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 25557 vs 1906

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2489 vs 1646
PassMark - CPU mark	25557 vs 1906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1646

2489

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

25557

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1646	2489
PassMark - CPU mark	1906	25557
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		9262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1068
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		9726

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8570	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	AD857BAGM23AB	YD292XA8UC9AF
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	896
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen
Launch date		October 2018
OPN PIB		YD292XA8AFWOF
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	12
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		213 mm
L1 cache		1152 KB
L3 cache		32 MB
Maximum core temperature		68°C
Number of threads		24
Transistor count		9600 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
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	sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	180 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)