AMD PRO A12-8870E

Benchmarks for the AMD PRO A12-8870E can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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AMD PRO A12-8870E

Description: R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM4

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 96 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 1024 KB

Other names: AMD PRO A12-8870E R7, 12 COMPUTE CORES 4C+8G

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2016

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
2603rd fastest in multithreading out of 5062 CPUs
2485th fastest in single threading out of 5062 CPUs
763rd fastest in out of 1425 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3021

Single Thread Rating

1443

Samples: 52*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,777
Thread: 1,709

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD PRO A12-8870E

Integer Math	15,908 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,990 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,272 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	961.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	50,650 KBytes/Sec
Physics	216 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,741 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,443 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD PRO A12-8870E

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of April 2025

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of April 2025.

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	Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q AMD A12 Pro-8870E, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD m.2 (PCIe-NVMe), W10 pro Tiny Desktop Computer	$195.88 (www.amazon.com)
	Lenovo ThinkCentre M715q AMD A12 Pro-8870E, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD m.2 (PCIe-NVMe), W10 pro Tiny Desktop Computer	$195.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,717
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,323
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,046
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,490
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,869
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,190
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,713
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,647
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,144
AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,021

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K		137.04
Intel Core i9-12900K		131.67
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.33
AMD PRO A12-8870E		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,142
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
AMD PRO A12-8870E		1,443

Last 5 Baselines for AMD PRO A12-8870E
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2404603 - Feb 10 2025		2987
BL2222734 - Oct 18 2024		2664
BL2070342 - Apr 05 2024		3068
BL1999990 - Jan 18 2024		3026
BL1936042 - Oct 31 2023		2628

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD PRO A12-8870E
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,021
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,536 (+17.0%)
Intel Core i3-7100T @ 3.40GHz vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,761 (+24.5%)
Intel Pentium G4620 @ 3.70GHz vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,761 (+24.5%)
AMD A12-9800 vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,672 (+21.5%)
Intel Pentium G4600 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,606 (+19.4%)
AMD A10-9700 vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,557 (+17.7%)
AMD A8-9600 vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,305 (+9.4%)
Intel Core i7-7Y75 @ 1.30GHz vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		2,575 (-14.8%)
AMD PRO A12-9800 vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,755 (+24.3%)
AMD PRO A10-9700 vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,648 (+20.7%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,594 (+18.9%)
AMD PRO A10-8770 vs AMD PRO A12-8870E		3,574 (+18.3%)

Is the AMD PRO A12-8870E Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,484
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,179
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,339
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,848
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,615
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,820
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,694
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,438
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,435
AMD PRO A12-8870E		294

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