PRO A12-8870 vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 5800HS outperforms PRO A12-8870 by a whopping 415% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5800HS and PRO A12-8870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 614 | 1769 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 34.12 | 3.57 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021) | Carrizo (2015−2018) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | October 2016 (8 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5800HS 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | 28 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2048 KB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | 250 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 3,100 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5800HS 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800HS and PRO A12-8870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| FRTC | - | + |
| FreeSync | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800HS and PRO A12-8870 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800HS and PRO A12-8870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2400 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz) | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 8 |
| Enduro | - | n/a |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 5800HS and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | n/a |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 7 5800HS and PRO A12-8870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800HS and PRO A12-8870.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.62 | 2.45 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5800HS has a 415.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 5800HS is our recommended choice as it beats the PRO A12-8870 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 7 5800HS is a notebook processor while PRO A12-8870 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5800HS and PRO A12-8870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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