AMD PRO A6-8570E vs AMD FX-8140

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570E and AMD FX-8140 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.

AMD PRO A6-8570E

AMD FX-8140

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570E

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1341 vs 1273

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1341 vs 1273

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8140

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4860 vs 1652

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4860 vs 1652

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570E
CPU 2: AMD FX-8140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1341

1273

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1652

4860

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570E	AMD FX-8140
PassMark - Single thread mark	1341	1273
PassMark - CPU mark	1652	4860

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8570E	AMD FX-8140
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD857BAHM23AB
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1893	1875
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zambezi
Launch date		October 2012
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	8192 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	8
Number of GPU cores	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
L1 cache		384 KB
L3 cache		8192 KB (shared)
Transistor count		1200 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)