PRO A12-8870E vs Ryzen 9 5900

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900
2021
12 cores / 24 threads, 65 Watt
19.29
+1028%

Ryzen 9 5900 outperforms PRO A12-8870E by a whopping 1028% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3392204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency12.542.06
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerTSMCGlobalFoundries
Architecture codenameVermeer (2020−2025)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date12 January 2021 (4 years ago)October 2016 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and PRO A12-8870E 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads244
Base clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz3.8 GHz
Multiplier30no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache64 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm28 nm
Die size81 mm2250 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors4,150 million3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and PRO A12-8870E 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
SocketAM4AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and PRO A12-8870E. 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 Ryzen 9 5900 and PRO A12-8870E are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and PRO A12-8870E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno 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-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5900 and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and PRO A12-8870E integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-DirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and PRO A12-8870E.

PCIe version4.03.0

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Ryzen 9 5900 19.29
+1028%
PRO A12-8870E 1.71

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Ryzen 9 5900 33906
+1026%
Samples: 279
PRO A12-8870E 3010
Samples: 54

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.29 1.71
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 24 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Ryzen 9 5900 has a 1028.1% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

PRO A12-8870E, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD PRO A12-8870E in performance tests.

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