Athlon 600 vs A10-6800K

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Primary details

Comparing A10-6800K and Athlon 600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1933not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.90no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)23 June 1999 (25 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$142$615

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-6800K and Athlon 600 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed4.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz0.6 GHz
L1 cache192 KB128 KB
L2 cache4096 KB512 KB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm180 nm
Die size246 mm2184 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C70 °C
Number of transistors1,303 million22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-6800K and Athlon 600 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
SocketFM2A
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-6800K and Athlon 600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-6800K and Athlon 600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-6800K and Athlon 600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR1
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8670DN/A
จำนวนพาธไลน์384no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-6800K and Athlon 600 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-6800K and Athlon 600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-6800K and Athlon 600.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2013 23 June 1999
Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt

A10-6800K has an age advantage of 13 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 462.5% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 600, on the other hand, has 122.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A10-6800K and Athlon 600. We've got no test results to judge.


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