AMD Phenom X4 B99 vs AMD A10-6800K

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 B99 and AMD A10-6800K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-6800K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1596 vs 1377
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3199 vs 2536
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1596 vs 1377
PassMark - CPU mark 3199 vs 2536

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 B99
CPU 2: AMD A10-6800K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1377
1596
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2536
3199
Name AMD Phenom X4 B99 AMD A10-6800K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1377 1596
PassMark - CPU mark 2536 3199
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 542
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1494
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.893
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.547
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.604
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.801
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1267
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 4136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4604
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1267
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 4136
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4604

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X4 B99 AMD A10-6800K

Essentials

Family AMD Phenom AMD A-Series Processors
OPN Tray HDXB99WFK4DGM AD680KWOA44HL
Place in performance rating 1831 1514
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core AMD A10-Series APU for Desktops
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Richland
Launch date 4 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $142
OPN PIB AD680KWOHLBOX

Performance

Base frequency 3.3 GHz 4.1 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB 4 MB
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L1 cache 192 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Maximum core temperature 74°C
Maximum frequency 4.4 GHz
Transistor count 1303 Million

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3 FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 844 MHz
iGPU core count 384
Number of pipelines 384
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0