PRO A12-8870E vs EPYC 4245P
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 4245P outperforms PRO A12-8870E by a whopping 934% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 349 | 2129 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 64.75 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 28.85 | 5.18 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Grado (2025) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 13 May 2025 (recently) | October 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $239 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
EPYC 4245P and PRO A12-8870E 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 | 3.9 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 32 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 70.6 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 8,315 million | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 4245P and PRO A12-8870E 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 | AM5 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4245P and PRO A12-8870E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 4245P and PRO A12-8870E are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4245P and PRO A12-8870E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-2400 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 8 |
| Enduro | - | n/a |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of EPYC 4245P and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | n/a |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by EPYC 4245P and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 4245P and PRO A12-8870E.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | 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.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 19.44 | 1.88 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
EPYC 4245P has a 934% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 600% more advanced lithography process.
PRO A12-8870E, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.
The AMD EPYC 4245P is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD PRO A12-8870E in performance tests.
Be aware that EPYC 4245P is a server/workstation processor while PRO A12-8870E is a desktop one.
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