AMD Athlon X4 730 vs AMD A8-6600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and AMD A8-6600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support. 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).

AMD Athlon X4 730

AMD A8-6600K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6600K

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 31% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 64% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1538 vs 937
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3007 vs 2278

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 June 2013 vs 2 Oct 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1538 vs 937
PassMark - CPU mark	3007 vs 2278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: AMD A8-6600K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

1538

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

3007

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD A8-6600K
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	1538
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	3007
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1460
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		13.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.691
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		525
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1008
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2178
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		525
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1008
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2178

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD A8-6600K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Richland
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	4 June 2013
Place in performance rating	2302	2276
Family		AMD A-Series Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$142
OPN PIB		AD660KWOHLBOX
OPN Tray		AD660KWOA44HL
Series		AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	3.9 GHz
Die size	246 mm²	246 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 million	1303 Million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Maximum core temperature		74°C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		844 MHz
iGPU core count		256
Number of pipelines		256
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		11