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).

AMD PRO A6-8570E

Intel Core i7-5930K

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 54% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2055 vs 1337
6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10324 vs 1653

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	2055 vs 1337
PassMark - CPU mark	10324 vs 1653

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8570E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5930K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1337

2055

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1653

10324

Name	AMD PRO A6-8570E	Intel Core i7-5930K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1337	2055
PassMark - CPU mark	1653	10324
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
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	1896	1885
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
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
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
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
Processor graphics	R5	None
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
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
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
Scalability		1S Only
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® 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
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)