A8-6600K vs A10-5800K

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Aggregated performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads
1.91
A8-6600K
2013
4 cores / 4 threads
1.95
+2.1%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

General info

Comparing A10-5800K and A8-6600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18461827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.200.47
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date2 October 2012 (11 years ago)1 June 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$142
Current price$76 (0.6x MSRP)$54 (0.4x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

A10-5800K has 581% better value for money than A8-6600K.

Technical specs

A10-5800K and A8-6600K basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and A8-6600K compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FM2
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and A8-6600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NIno data1
FMAno dataFMA4
AVXno dataAVX
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and A8-6600K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and A8-6600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7660DAMD Radeon HD 8570D
Number of pipelinesno data256
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-5800K and A8-6600K integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-5800K and A8-6600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and A8-6600K.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-5800K 1.91
A8-6600K 1.95
+2.1%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

A10-5800K 2956
A8-6600K 3012
+1.9%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 2% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A10-5800K 449
A8-6600K 458
+2%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 2% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

A10-5800K 1096
A8-6600K 1106
+0.9%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A10-5800K 3094
A8-6600K 3230
+4.4%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 4% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A10-5800K 9276
+15.4%
A8-6600K 8040

A10-5800K outperforms A8-6600K by 15% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A10-5800K 4464
A8-6600K 4701
+5.3%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 5% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A10-5800K 15.9
+12.6%
A8-6600K 17.9

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 13% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A10-5800K 3
A8-6600K 3
+2.7%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 3% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A10-5800K 1.03
+7.3%
A8-6600K 0.96

A10-5800K outperforms A8-6600K by 7% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-5800K 1.9
A8-6600K 1.9

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-5800K 2501
A8-6600K 2595
+3.8%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 4% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-5800K 107
+0.6%
A8-6600K 106

A10-5800K outperforms A8-6600K by 1% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A10-5800K 22
A8-6600K 22
+1.6%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 2% in x264 encoding pass 2.

Geekbench 2

Benchmark coverage: 5%

A10-5800K 6957
+19.5%
A8-6600K 5820

A10-5800K outperforms A8-6600K by 20% in Geekbench 2.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

A10-5800K 3890
A8-6600K 3970
+2.1%

A8-6600K outperforms A10-5800K by 2% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.91 1.95
Integrated graphics card 1.30 1.15
Recency 2 October 2012 1 June 2013
Cost $122 $142

We couldn't decide between A10-5800K and A8-6600K. The differences in performance seem too small.


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