AMD PRO A6-8550B vs Intel Core i5-6600

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A6-8550B and Intel Core i5-6600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 PRO A6-8550B

Intel Core i5-6600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8550B

Around 3% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Around 0% higher maximum core temperature: 71.30°C vs 71°C
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 9.546 vs 3.986
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 223.987 vs 80.569
Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.884 vs 0.474
7.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 18.126 vs 2.385
7.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 47.872 vs 6.293

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.90 GHz
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C vs 71°C
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.546 vs 3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	223.987 vs 80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.884 vs 0.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.126 vs 2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.872 vs 6.293

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-6600

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2259 vs 1631
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6052 vs 1882

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2259 vs 1631
PassMark - CPU mark	6052 vs 1882

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A6-8550B
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-6600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1631

2259

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1882

6052

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

9.546

3.986

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

223.987

80.569

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.884

0.474

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

18.126

2.385

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

47.872

6.293

Name	AMD PRO A6-8550B	Intel Core i5-6600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1631	2259
PassMark - CPU mark	1882	6052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	9.546	3.986
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	223.987	80.569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.884	0.474
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	18.126	2.385
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	47.872	6.293
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		966
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3168
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3405
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		6275
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1717
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3511
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		6275

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD PRO A6-8550B	Intel Core i5-6600
Essentials
Family	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	AD855BYBI23JC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1211	1192
Series	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops	6th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Skylake
Launch date		July 2015
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
Price now		$219.99
Processor Number		i5-6600
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		10.40
Performance
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.30 GHz
Compute Cores	6
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C	71°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	4
Number of threads	2	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz	1.15 GHz
iGPU core count	256
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
Vulkan
OpenGL		4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45 Watt/65 Watt
Sockets supported	FM2+	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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
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