PRO A12-8870 vs i5-11500B

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	706	1755
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	15.98	3.54
Architecture codename	Tiger Lake-H (2021)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)	October 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	no data
L2 cache	no data	2048 KB
L3 cache	12 MB	no data
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	250 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	no data	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
SIPP	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	Up to 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel® Processors	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Enduro	-	n/a
Switchable graphics	-	+
Graphics max frequency	1.45 GHz	no data
Execution Units	32	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	4	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	n/a
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2304@30Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096 x 2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	DirectX® 12
OpenGL	4.5	no data
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-11500B and PRO A12-8870.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.02	2.44
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	10 nm	28 nm

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