Processor U300 vs PRO A12-8870E

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Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1958not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-U
Power efficiency5.16no data
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Raptor Lake-U (2023)
Release dateOctober 2016 (8 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$193

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300 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)5 (Penta-Core)
Threads46
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data55 MHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm10 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 A12-8870E and Processor U300 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
SocketAM4Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon R7 GraphicsIntel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48EUs
iGPU core count8no data
Enduron/a-
Switchable graphics+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortn/a-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 5
Threads 4 6
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Processor U300 has 25% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 180% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between PRO A12-8870E and Processor U300. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that PRO A12-8870E is a desktop processor while Processor U300 is a notebook one.


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