Ryzen 5 8400F vs PRO A12-8870

Primary details

Comparing PRO A12-8870 and Ryzen 5 8400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1757	459
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	59.85
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.55	21.98
Architecture codename	Carrizo (2015−2018)	Phoenix (2023−2024)
Release date	October 2016 (8 years ago)	1 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$170

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

PRO A12-8870 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.7 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm
Die size	250 mm2	178 mm2
Number of transistors	3,100 million	25,000 million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on PRO A12-8870 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by PRO A12-8870 and Ryzen 5 8400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
FRTC	+	-
FreeSync	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by PRO A12-8870 and Ryzen 5 8400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by PRO A12-8870 and Ryzen 5 8400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of PRO A12-8870 and Ryzen 5 8400F integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort

n/a

-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by PRO A12-8870 and Ryzen 5 8400F 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 Ryzen 5 8400F.

PCIe version	3.0	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.44	15.10
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	28 nm	4 nm

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