AMD PRO A6-8550B vs AMD A10-6790K

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8550B and AMD A10-6790K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD PRO A6-8550B

AMD A10-6790K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8550B

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1631 vs 1559
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.546 vs 4.233
13.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 223.987 vs 16.537
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.884 vs 0.536
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.126 vs 11.913

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1631 vs 1559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.546 vs 4.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	223.987 vs 16.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.884 vs 0.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.126 vs 11.913

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6790K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 8% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 74°C vs 71.30°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3103 vs 1882
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 71.233 vs 47.872

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.3 GHz vs 4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74°C vs 71.30°C
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3103 vs 1882
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	71.233 vs 47.872

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8550B
CPU 2: AMD A10-6790K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1631

1559

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1882

3103

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.546

4.233

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

223.987

16.537

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.884

0.536

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

18.126

11.913

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

47.872

71.233

Name	AMD PRO A6-8550B	AMD A10-6790K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1631	1559
PassMark - CPU mark	1882	3103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.546	4.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	223.987	16.537
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.884	0.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.126	11.913
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.872	71.233
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		527
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1464
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2797
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5588
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2797
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5588

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8550B	AMD A10-6790K
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors	AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD855BYBI23JC	AD679KWOA44HL
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1280	1259
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Richland
Launch date		October 2013
OPN PIB		AD679KWOHLBOX
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	4 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	74°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		246 mm
L1 cache		192 KB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		74 °C
Transistor count		1178 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	844 MHz
iGPU core count	256	384
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Number of pipelines		384
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	100 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
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
PowerTune
RAID
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
AMD HD3D technology
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		2.0