AMD A8-6600K vs AMD FX-8320

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6600K and AMD FX-8320 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6600K

• CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
• Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
• Around 21% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 61.10°C
• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
• Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1527 vs 1465
• Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 534 vs 524
• 10.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.427 vs 1.227

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8320

• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 82% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5448 vs 2995
• Around 71% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2495 vs 1460
• 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.459 vs 4.575
• 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 22.798 vs 9.757
• 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.434 vs 0.196
• Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.54 vs 3.691

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6600K
CPU 2: AMD FX-8320

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1527 1465
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2995 5448
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	534 524
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1460 2495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	4.575 9.459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	9.757 22.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.196 0.434
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	13.427 1.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	3.691 6.54

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