AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD A8-6600K

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD A8-6600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, 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 860K

AMD A8-6600K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3428 vs 2995
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1593 vs 1460
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.868 vs 4.575
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 12.03 vs 9.757
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.22 vs 0.196
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.831 vs 3.691

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3428 vs 2995
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593 vs 1460
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868 vs 4.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03 vs 9.757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22 vs 0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831 vs 3.691

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6600K

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 72.40°C
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 534 vs 531
20.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 13.427 vs 0.669

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 72.40°C
L1 cache	192 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1527 vs 1520
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	534 vs 531
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	13.427 vs 0.669

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD A8-6600K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1520

1527

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3428

2995

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

531

534

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1593

1460

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.868

4.575

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

12.03

9.757

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.22

0.196

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.669

13.427

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.831

3.691

Name	AMD Athlon X4 860K	AMD A8-6600K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1520	1527
PassMark - CPU mark	3428	2995
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	531	534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1593	1460
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.868	4.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.03	9.757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.22	0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.669	13.427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.831	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 860K	AMD A8-6600K
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD860KXBI44JA	AD660KWOA44HL
Place in performance rating	2840	2287
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD A8-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Richland
Launch date		4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$142
OPN PIB		AD660KWOHLBOX
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Transistor count		1303 Million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0