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AMD 6th Gen AMD PRO A12-8870 APU vs AMD 7th Gen AMD Athlon X4 970: Comparison
AMD 6th Gen AMD PRO A12-8870 APU and AMD 7th Gen AMD Athlon X4 970 differ on codename: AMD 6th Gen AMD PRO A12-8870 APU at Carrizo, AMD 7th Gen AMD Athlon X4 970 at Athlon Legacy. They match on 18 other specifications, including product line, form factor and market segment.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | AMD | AMD |
| Product Line | Other | Other |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Codename | Carrizo | Athlon Legacy |
| Release Year | 2016 | 2017 |
| iGPU | R7 (8 cores, up to 1108 MHz) | Discrete Graphics Card Required |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Socket Status | End of Life | End of Life |
| Process Node | 28nm | 28nm |
| Performance Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | No | No |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 4.2 | 4 |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Base Power | 65 | 65 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Integrated Graphics | Yes | No |
| PCIe Generation | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Retail Availability | Boxed Retail | Boxed Retail |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| PCIe | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Memory Support | DDR4, 2-Channel, Up to 2400 MT/s | DDR4, Up to 2400 MT/s |
| Unlocked for Overclocking | No | Yes |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| L2 Cache Total | 2 | 2 |
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