AMD Athlon X4 760K vs AMD A8-7600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 760K and AMD A8-7600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 760K

AMD A8-7600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 760K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1535 vs 1446
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 493 vs 486

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1535 vs 1446
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	493 vs 486

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-7600

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3212 vs 2993

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3212 vs 2993
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1415 vs 1410

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 760K
CPU 2: AMD A8-7600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1535

1446

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2993

3212

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

493

486

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1410

1415

Name	AMD Athlon X4 760K	AMD A8-7600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1535	1446
PassMark - CPU mark	2993	3212
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	493	486
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1410	1415
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.318
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		10.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.193
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		24.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.274
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3961
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1343
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1585
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3961

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 760K	AMD A8-7600
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB	AD760KWOHLBOX	AD7600YBJABOX
OPN Tray	AD760KWOA44HL	AD7600YBI44JA
Place in performance rating	2455	1708
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.1 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Compute Cores		10
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum core temperature		71.30°C
Number of GPU cores		6
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2	FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2133 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		720 MHz
iGPU core count		384
Processor graphics		AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0