AMD PRO A6-8570E vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570E and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD PRO A6-8570E

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570E

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2200 vs 1349
8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13069 vs 1642

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2200 vs 1349
PassMark - CPU mark	13069 vs 1642

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570E
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1349

2200

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1642

13069

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570E	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1349	2200
PassMark - CPU mark	1642	13069
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3469
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8570E	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	AD857BAHM23AB	YD160XBCM6IAE
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	1790	1777
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen
Launch date		11 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
OPN PIB		YD160XBCAEWOF
Price now		$171.03
Value for money (0-100)		22.78
Performance
Base frequency	3 GHz	3.6 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	2	6
Number of GPU cores	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Number of threads		12
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	800 MHz
Processor graphics	R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 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 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)