AMD A10-7700K vs AMD Phenom X3 8600

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-7700K and AMD Phenom X3 8600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-7700K

• CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
• 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8600

• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1030 vs 461
• Around 86% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2486 vs 1337

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-7700K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	461 1030
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1337 2486

Compare specifications (specs)