Athlon 64 FX-60 vs A8-6410
Aggregate performance score
A8-6410 outperforms Athlon 64 FX-60 by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2396 | 2936 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.07 | 0.39 |
| Architecture codename | Beema (2014) | Toledo (2006) |
| Release date | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) | January 2006 (18 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2048 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | no data | 199 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 930 Million | 233 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | FT3b | 939 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 110 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | FMA4 | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | - |
| PowerGating | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1866 | no data |
| Max memory channels | 1 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R5 Graphics | no data |
| Enduro | + | - |
| Switchable graphics | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
| Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.12 | 0.45 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 110 Watt |
A8-6410 has a 148.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 633.3% lower power consumption.
The A8-6410 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-60 in performance tests.
Be aware that A8-6410 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 FX-60 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-6410 and Athlon 64 FX-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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