Celeron G6900T vs PRO A12-8870

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A12-8870
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.45
Celeron G6900T
2022
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
2.47
+0.8%

Celeron G6900T outperforms PRO A12-8870 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17691763
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency3.576.68
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateOctober 2016 (8 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors3,100 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T 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 configuration11
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics 710
iGPU core count8no data
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduron/a-
Switchable graphics+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
DisplayPortn/a-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 1212
OpenGLno data4.5
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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. 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.

PRO A12-8870 2.45
Celeron G6900T 2.47
+0.8%

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.

PRO A12-8870 3888
Celeron G6900T 3919
+0.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.45 2.47
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

PRO A12-8870 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G6900T, on the other hand, has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between PRO A12-8870 and Celeron G6900T.


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