AMD A8-6600K vs Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6600K and Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Security & Reliability. 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 5 year(s) 7 month(s) later
• Around 40% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
• Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 64.5°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt
• Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 534 vs 465

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650

• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6600K
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	534 465
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1460 1463

Compare specifications (specs)