Pro A6-8500B vs PRO A12-8870E

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Aggregate performance score

PRO A12-8870E
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.90
+88.1%
Pro A6-8500B
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.01

PRO A12-8870E outperforms Pro A6-8500B by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19772467
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Carrizo
Power efficiency5.146.38
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release dateOctober 2016 (8 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
L2 cache2048 KB1024 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size250 mm2no data
Number of transistors3,100 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4FP4
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI++
FMA+FMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTC++
FreeSync++
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
RAID-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3/DDR3L-1600
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsAMD Radeon R5 Graphics
iGPU core count84
จำนวนพาธไลน์no data256
Enduron/a+
Switchable graphics++
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortn/a+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12DirectX® 12
Vulkan++

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870E and Pro A6-8500B.

PCIe version3.03.0

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 A12-8870E 1.90
+88.1%
Pro A6-8500B 1.01

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 A12-8870E 3023
+88.8%
Pro A6-8500B 1601

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.90 1.01
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

PRO A12-8870E has a 88.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pro A6-8500B, on the other hand, has 133.3% lower power consumption.

The PRO A12-8870E is our recommended choice as it beats the Pro A6-8500B in performance tests.

Note that PRO A12-8870E is a desktop processor while Pro A6-8500B is a notebook one.


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