Pentium E6600 vs A8-3850

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Aggregate performance score

A8-3850
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.49
+110%
Pentium E6600
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.71

A8-3850 outperforms Pentium E6600 by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-3850 and Pentium E6600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21572712
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesA-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.411.03
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Wolfdale (2008−2010)
Release date30 June 2011 (13 years ago)17 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$16

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

A8-3850 and Pentium E6600 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.9 GHz3.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz0.07 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm282 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data74 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million228 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V – 1.3625V

Compatibility

Information on A8-3850 and Pentium E6600 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
SocketFM1LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-3850 and Pentium E6600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-

Security technologies

A8-3850 and Pentium E6600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-3850 and Pentium E6600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-3850 and Pentium E6600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6550Dno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-3850 and Pentium E6600.

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.

A8-3850 1.49
+110%
Pentium E6600 0.71

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.

A8-3850 2374
+110%
Pentium E6600 1128

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.

A8-3850 316
Pentium E6600 345
+9.2%

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.

A8-3850 940
+64%
Pentium E6600 573

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.49 0.71
Recency 30 June 2011 17 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

A8-3850 has a 109.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium E6600, on the other hand, has 53.8% lower power consumption.

The A8-3850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium E6600 in performance tests.


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