A10-6700 vs A8-7650K
Aggregated performance score
General info
Comparing A8-7650K and A10-6700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1801 | 1804 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 0.52 | 0.52 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | Richland (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 7 January 2015 (9 years ago) | 1 June 2013 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $152 | no data |
| Current price | $49 (0.3x MSRP) | $61 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
A8-7650K and A10-6700 have a nearly equal value for money.
Technical specs
A8-7650K and A10-6700 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 | 3.3 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 4096 KB | 4096 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | 71 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 71 °C |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on A8-7650K and A10-6700 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) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-7650K and A10-6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | SSE1-4a, AVX, AES, FMA4, VT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | 1 |
| FMA | + | FMA4 |
| AVX | + | AVX |
| FRTC | 1 | no data |
| FreeSync | 1 | no data |
| PowerTune | - | - |
| DualGraphics | 1 | no data |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| PowerNow | + | + |
| PowerGating | + | + |
| Out-of-band client management | + | - |
| VirusProtect | + | + |
| RAID | no data | - |
| HSA | 1 | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-7650K and A10-6700 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-7650K and A10-6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3-1866 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 8670D |
| iGPU core count | 6 | no data |
| Number of pipelines | 384 | 384 |
| Enduro | + | + |
| Switchable graphics | 1 | 1 |
| UVD | + | + |
| VCE | + | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A8-7650K and A10-6700 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | + | + |
| HDMI | + | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A8-7650K and A10-6700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | DirectX® 11 |
| Vulkan | 1 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-7650K and A10-6700.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A10-6700 outperforms A8-7650K by 10% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 42%
A10-6700 outperforms A8-7650K by 7% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Integrated graphics card | 1.37 | |
| Recency | 7 January 2015 | 1 June 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
We couldn't decide between A8-7650K and A10-6700. The differences in performance seem too small.
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