Athlon X4 860K vs PRO A12-8870

Place in the ranking	1750	1838
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.55	2.15
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date	October 2016 (8 years ago)	12 August 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870 and Athlon X4 860K 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4 GHz
L1 cache	no data	256K
L2 cache	2048 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	28 nm
Die size	250 mm²	245 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	3,100 million	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870 and Athlon X4 860K 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	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870 and Athlon X4 860K. 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 A12-8870 and Athlon X4 860K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870 and Athlon X4 860K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	8	no data
Enduro	n/a	-
Switchable graphics	+	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870 and Athlon X4 860K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by PRO A12-8870 and Athlon X4 860K.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

PRO A12-8870 2.53
+12.9%

Athlon X4 860K 2.24

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.

PRO A12-8870 3869
+12.7%

Athlon X4 860K 3434