AMD PRO A6-8570 vs Intel Core i7-4960X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570 and Intel Core i7-4960X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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

Intel Core i7-4960X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570

2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4960X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2082 vs 1646
5.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10092 vs 1906

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.00 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2082 vs 1646
PassMark - CPU mark	10092 vs 1906

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4960X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1646

2082

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1906

10092

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570	Intel Core i7-4960X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1646	2082
PassMark - CPU mark	1906	10092
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		850
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5157
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		6029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		25.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		174.038
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.161
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.883
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		32.99

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8570	Intel Core i7-4960X
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD857BAGM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1495	1497
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge E
Launch date		3 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Price now		$769.99
Processor Number		i7-4960X
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		5.28
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz	3.60 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	4.00 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		257 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		15 MB
Maximum core temperature		66.8°C
Number of threads		12
Transistor count		1860 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1029 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)