PRO A12-8870 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	613	1632
Place by popularity	12	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	40.87	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Architecture codename	Matisse (2019−2020)	Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)	October 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	no data
Current price	$148 (0.7x MSRP)	$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870 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	3.6 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	32 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	250 mm2
Number of transistors	4,800 million	3,100 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870 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 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	AM4	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	+	+
FRTC	no data	1
FreeSync	no data	1

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	-	8
Enduro	-	n/a
Switchable graphics	-	1

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

-

n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3600 and PRO A12-8870.

PCIe version

no data

3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms PRO A12-8870 by 347% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	11.49	2.57
Physical cores	6	4
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm

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