AMD A8-6600K vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6600K and Intel Pentium 4 HT 560 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 A8-6600K

• CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
• Around 17% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
• 12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 115 Watt
• Around 32% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1460 vs 1106

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

• Around 83% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 975 vs 534

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6600K
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	534 975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1460 1106

Compare specifications (specs)