AMD FX-8310 vs Intel Core i7-6700K

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8310 and Intel Core i7-6700K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/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 FX-8310

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • Around 2% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
  • Around 10% higher maximum core temperature: 70.50°C vs 64°C
  • 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2352 vs 1148
  • Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 8788 vs 4458
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 4.20 GHz
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C vs 64°C
L2 cache 8 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2352 vs 1148
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8788 vs 4458

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700K

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
  • Around 4% lower typical power consumption: 91 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 77% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2505 vs 1416
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8933 vs 5149
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 101.6 vs 30.36
Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 91 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2505 vs 1416
PassMark - CPU mark 8933 vs 5149
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 101.6 vs 30.36

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8310
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1416
2505
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
5149
8933
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2352
1148
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
8788
4458
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
30.36
101.6
Name AMD FX-8310 Intel Core i7-6700K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1416 2505
PassMark - CPU mark 5149 8933
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2352 1148
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 8788 4458
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 30.36 101.6
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3231
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.186
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.743
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 2.939
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 7.351
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3360
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1760
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3294
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3360

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-8310 Intel Core i7-6700K

Essentials

Family AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB FD8310WMHKSBX
OPN Tray FD8310WMW8KHK
Place in performance rating 1338 1348
Series AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Skylake
Launch date 5 August 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $339
Price now $316.99
Processor Number i7-6700K
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 10.33

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 4.00 GHz
L2 cache 8 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.50°C 64°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 4.20 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 256 KB
L3 cache 8 MB
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Number of QPI Links 0

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3+ FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 91 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015D (130W)

Advanced Technologies

Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Device ID 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 530

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)