AMD A8-6600K Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The AMD A8-6600K features 4 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2013 and belongs to the 3 generation of the AMD A series. To use the AMD A8-6600K, you'll need a motherboard with a FM2 socket.
Name: AMD A8-6600K
Family: AMD A
Group: AMD A8-6000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-6600K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-6600K is 3.9 GHz and turbo frequency for one core is 4.2 GHz.
CPU Cores: 4
Threads: 4
Cores: 4x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.9 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 core): 4.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency (all cores): 4.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The AMD A8-6600K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD A8-6600K uses the AMD Radeon HD 8570D, which has 256 texture shaders and 4 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: AMD Radeon HD 8570D
GPU frequency: 0.84 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 4
Shaders: 256
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 5
Direct X: 11.2
Technology: 32 nm
Release date: Q2/2013

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Memory type: DDR3-1866
Max. Memory: 0 bytes
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: --
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 100 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 100 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The AMD A8-6600K is manufactured using a 32 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 32 nm
Chip design: --
Socket: FM2
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Richland (Piledriver)
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
Release date: Q2/2013
Release price: 85 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
6089
6089
Intel Core i3-7130U
2C 4T @ 2.7 GHz
6085
6085
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
6038
6038
Intel Core i5-4278U
2C 4T @ 2.6 GHz
6008
6008
Intel Core i7-6560U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
5991
5991

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
2989
2989
Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
NoneC NoneT @ --
2980
2980
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2959
2959
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
2953
2953
Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2952
2952

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

AMD A8-7670K
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
2124
2124
AMD A6-6420K
2C 2T @ 4.0 GHz
2118
2118
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2107
2107
AMD A6-5400K
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
2103
2103
Intel Core M-5Y10a
2C 4T @ 0.8 GHz
2068
2068

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G3930
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
1465
1465
Intel Pentium G4500T
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
1465
1465
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1461
1461
HiSilicon Kirin 970
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
1455
1455
Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
1447
1447

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-2120
2C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
783
783
Intel Core i7-2640M
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
779
779
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
771
771
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
762
762
Intel Core i3-2100
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
738
738

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon Bronze 3206R
8C 8T @ 1.9 GHz
538
538
Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
537
537
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
537
537
Intel Core i7-940
4C 8T @ 2.93 GHz
537
537
Intel Core i7-2617M
2C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
535
535

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Intel Core i5-10500E
6C 12T @ 3.1 GHz
442
442
AMD RX-416GD
2C 2T @ 1.6 GHz
440
440
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
432
432
AMD Athlon Gold Pro 3150GE
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
422
422
Intel Pentium Gold G6605
2C 4T @ 4.3 GHz
422
422

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 1.5 GHz
312
312
Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
306
306
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
306
306
Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
306
306
AMD Phenom II X4 B95
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
304
304

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Xeon E5-2640 v2
8C 16T @ 2.0 GHz
94
94
Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
15C 30T @ 2.8 GHz
94
94
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
94
94
Intel Core i3-3220T
2C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
94
94
Intel Xeon E7-4890 v2
15C 30T @ 2.8 GHz
94
94

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
3.5
3.5
Intel Core i5-6360U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
3.5
3.5
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
3.4
3.4
Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
3.4
3.4
Intel Core i3-4160T
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3.4
3.4

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G1610
2C 2T @ 2.6 GHz
1.0
1.0
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1.0
1.0
AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1.0
1.0
Intel Celeron G1820TE
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1.0
1.0
Intel Core2 Duo E6700
2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz
1.0
1.0