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AMD A8-6600K vs AMD A10-6800K

AMD A8-6600K

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The AMD A8-6600K is a desktop APU from the Richland series. The chip is produced ​​in a 32nm process and integrates 2 modules with 4 CPU cores clocked at 3.9 to 4.2 GHz. Furthermore, the 6600K has a Radeon HD 8570D graphics unit and a DDR3-1866 memory controller. Due to the unlocked multiplier, the CPU can overclock very easily. Compared to the previous Trinity generation A10-5800K, the 6600K offers a similar clocked CPU (100 MHz higher base clock) and slightly slower GPU (less cores more clock rate). Otherwise, only small optimizations regarding power and turbo were made.

The CPU cores are based on a reworked Bulldozer architecture called Piledriver. Although marketed as a quad-core processor, the A8-6600K includes only two modules with four integer-cores and two floating-point units in total. As a result, the CPU is not a true quad-core processor.

Due to the similar core clock speed, the CPU performance of the A8-6600K is on a similar level as the old A10-5800K and therefore on average compareable to a Ivy Bridge Core i3 CPUs. The chip shows good performance on applications with high parallelization, whereas performance per thread is less impressive. For everyday tasks like Office, multimedia applications or Internet surfing, the 6600K is suitable without restrictions; even demanding 3D games are possible if paired with a dedicated graphics card.

The integrated DirectX 11-compatible Radeon HD 8570D offers only 256 of the 384 shader cores of the Richland chip and a core clock of 844 MHz with no Turbo support. 

The power consumption of the entire desktop APU is rated at 100 Watts.

AMD A10-6800K

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The AMD A10-6800K is a desktop APU from the Richland series. The chip is produced ​​in a 32nm process and integrates 2 modules with 4 CPU cores clocked at 4.1 to 4.4 GHz. Furthermore, the 6800K has a Radeon HD 8670D graphics unit and a DDR3-2133 memory controller. Due to the unlocked multiplier, the CPU can overclock very easily. Compared to the previous Trinity generation A10-5800K, the 6800K offers higher clocked CPU and GPU cores and supports higher clocked main memory. Otherwise, only small optimizations regarding power and turbo were made.

The CPU cores are based on a reworked Bulldozer architecture called Piledriver. Although marketed as a quad-core processor, the A10-6800K includes only two modules with four integer-cores and two floating-point units in total. As a result, the CPU is not a true quad-core processor.

Depending on the benchmark, the CPU performance of the A10-6800K is slightly faster than the old A10-5800K due to the higher clock rates (same architecture). Therefore, it is similar to Ivy Bridge Core i3 CPUs. The chip shows good performance on applications with high parallelization, whereas performance per thread is less impressive. For everyday tasks like Office, multimedia applications or Internet surfing, the 5800K is suitable without restrictions; even demanding 3D games are possible if paired with a dedicated graphics card.

The integrated DirectX 11-compatible Radeon HD 8670D offers all 384 shader cores of the Richland chip and a core clock of 844 MHz with no Turbo support. 

The power consumption of the entire desktop APU is rated at 100 Watts.

ModelAMD A8-6600KAMD A10-6800K
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD A-Series (Desktop)
CodenameRichlandRichland
Series: A-Series (Desktop) Richland
AMD A10-6800K4.1 - 4.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-6600K « 3.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-6400K compare3.9 - 4.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A10-6800K « 4.1 - 4.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-6600K3.9 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A6-6400K compare3.9 - 4.1 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock3900 - 4200 MHz4100 - 4400 MHz
L2 Cache4 MB4 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 4
TDP100 Watt100 Watt
Transistors1303 Million1303 Million
Technology32 nm32 nm
Die Size246 mm2246 mm2
max. Temp.74 °C74 °C
iGPUAMD Radeon HD 8570D (844 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 8670D (844 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
$142 U.S.$142 U.S.
Announced

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 325     avg: 326     median: 326 (2%)     max: 327 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100 Points (30%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3.4 Points (4%)
3.6 Points (5%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1 Points (24%)
1.1 Points (28%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
3230 Points (20%)
3428 Points (21%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
8040 Points (6%)
10077 Points (7%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
13343 Points (9%)
13938 Points (10%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
4438 Points (5%)
4637 Points (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
545 s (6%)
510 s (6%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
17.9 s (4%)
16.1 s (3%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2595 Points (4%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
22.2 fps (8%)
23.3 fps (8%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
106 fps (24%)
111 fps (26%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.4 GB/s (7%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.9 GB/s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
4701 Points (10%)
4885 Points (10%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
22.8 s (5%)
21.7 s (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
52 s (2%)
49.5 s (2%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1351 s (6%)
1288 s (6%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
10723 Points (9%)
11097 Points (10%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
3944 Points (11%)
4066 Points (11%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
39035 Points (32%)
41083 Points (33%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
39254 Points (32%)
41079 Points (33%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
3106 Points (8%)
3284 Points (8%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
4535 Points (8%)
4744 Points (8%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
6774 Points (12%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
2340 Points (46%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
5103 Points (41%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
4061 Points (37%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
6167 Points (12%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
6685 Points (13%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
5820 Points (15%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
186 ms (2%)

Average Benchmarks AMD A8-6600K → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks AMD A10-6800K → 105% n=20

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