A10-6790B vs A8-6600K

Primary details

Comparing A8-6600K and A10-6790B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1964	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.23	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	no data
Power efficiency	1.79	no data
Architecture codename	Richland (2013−2014)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)	28 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$142	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

A8-6600K and A10-6790B 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.9 GHz	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	4096 KB	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	246 mm2	246 mm2
Maximum core temperature	74 °C	74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	74 °C
Number of transistors	1,178 million	1,303 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6600K and A10-6790B 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	1
Socket	FM2	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA4	+
AVX	AVX	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	+	+
VirusProtect	+	+
RAID	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1866	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	2	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	AMD Radeon HD 8570D	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelines	256	384
Enduro	+	+
Switchable graphics	+	+
UVD	+	+
VCE	+	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6600K and A10-6790B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	+
HDMI	+	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

DirectX® 11

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B.

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Integrated graphics card	1.12	1.38
Recency	1 June 2013	28 October 2013

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