AMD PRO A8-8650B vs AMD PRO A12-8870

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A8-8650B and AMD PRO A12-8870 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 A8-8650B

AMD PRO A12-8870

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-8650B

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8870

Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1816 vs 1490
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3969 vs 3220

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816 vs 1490
PassMark - CPU mark	3969 vs 3220

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A8-8650B
CPU 2: AMD PRO A12-8870

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1490

1816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3220

3969

Name	AMD PRO A8-8650B	AMD PRO A12-8870
PassMark - Single thread mark	1490	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	3220	3969
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	13.225
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	219.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	21.042
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	64.844

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A8-8650B	AMD PRO A12-8870
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD865BYBI44JC	AD887BAUM44AB
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, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1290	1311
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops	AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		Q3 2016
Performance
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Compute Cores	10
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of GPU cores	6	8
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	2400 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	757 MHz	1108 MHz
iGPU core count	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	R7
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0