AMD PRO A6-8570E vs Intel Core i7-5930K
Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8570E and Intel Core i7-5930K 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570E
- 4x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 140 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 140 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5930K
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 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 52% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2053 vs 1349
- 6.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10329 vs 1642
Specifications (specs) | |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 6 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.70 GHz vs 3.4 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 28 nm |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2053 vs 1349 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 10329 vs 1642 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5930K
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD PRO A6-8570E | Intel Core i7-5930K |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1349 | 2053 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1642 | 10329 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 979 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5795 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 3949 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 6.58 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 74.236 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.82 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 3.407 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 8.385 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD PRO A6-8570E | Intel Core i7-5930K | |
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Essentials |
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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 | 1884 | 1886 |
Series | AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops | Intel® Core™ X-series Processors |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Architecture codename | Haswell E | |
Launch date | September 2014 | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $613 | |
Price now | $597.99 | |
Processor Number | i7-5930K | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 6.72 | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 3 GHz | 3.50 GHz |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.70 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 6 |
Number of GPU cores | 4 | |
Unlocked | ||
64 bit support | ||
Bus Speed | 0 GT/s | |
Die size | 356 mm | |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | |
L3 cache | 15360 KB (shared) | |
Maximum core temperature | 66.8 °C | |
Number of threads | 12 | |
Transistor count | 2600 million | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 4 |
Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 68 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 1600/1866/2133 | |
Graphics |
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Graphics max frequency | 800 MHz | |
Processor graphics | R5 | None |
Switchable graphics | ||
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 12 | |
Vulkan | ||
Compatibility |
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Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA2011-3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 140 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Package Size | 52.5mm x 45.0mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 40 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Advanced Technologies |
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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® AVX2 | |
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 |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |