AMD FX-8320E vs AMD A8-6600K

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-8320E 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/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-8320E

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5112 vs 2995
• Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2254 vs 1460
• Around 79% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 8.196 vs 4.575
• Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 17.954 vs 9.757
• Around 91% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.374 vs 0.196
• Around 75% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 6.463 vs 3.691

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6600K

• Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 4 GHz
• Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 70.50°C
• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1527 vs 1433
• Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 534 vs 495

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-8320E
CPU 2: AMD A8-6600K

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1433 1527
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	5112 2995
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	495 534
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2254 1460
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	8.196 4.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	17.954 9.757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.374 0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	6.463 3.691

Compare specifications (specs)