GX-217GI vs PRO A6-8570E

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2915	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Power efficiency	0.59	no data
Designer	AMD	AMD
Manufacturer	GlobalFoundries	GlobalFoundries
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Brown Falcon (2016)
Release date	October 2018 (8 years ago)	23 February 2016 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of PRO A6-8570E and GX-217GI: 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	160 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	1 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	250 mm2	250 mm2
Number of transistors	3,100 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A6-8570E and GX-217GI 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	AM4	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A6-8570E and GX-217GI. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A6-8570E and GX-217GI are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A6-8570E and GX-217GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Radeon R6E 4CU
iGPU core count	4	no data
Switchable graphics	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A6-8570E and GX-217GI integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A6-8570E and GX-217GI integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A6-8570E and GX-217GI.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	8

Pros & cons summary

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Power consumption (TDP)

65 Watt

15 Watt