3015e vs A8-6600K

Primary Details

Comparing A8-6600K and 3015e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1833	1907
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	0.47	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Pollock (Zen)
Release date	1 June 2013 (10 years ago)	4 August 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$142	no data
Current price	$58 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed Specifications

A8-6600K and 3015e 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	4
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	1 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	4 MB
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Die size	246 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on A8-6600K and 3015e 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	1	no data
Socket	FM2	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	DDR4-1600 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	1	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	-	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6600K and 3015e are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR4
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	AMD Radeon RX Vega 3
Number of pipelines	256	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6600K and 3015e integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6600K and 3015e integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and 3015e.

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.

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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.

A8-6600K outperforms 3015e by 11% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & Cons Summary

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Performance score	1.95	1.75
Integrated graphics card	1.14	2.97
Recency	1 June 2013	4 August 2020
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	6 Watt

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