AMD A8-6600K vs Intel Core i7-2700K

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Combined performance score

i7-2700K
3.72
+89.8%

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 90% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking13671817
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.920.47
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date24 October 2011 (12 years old)1 June 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$514$142
Current price$90 (0.2x MSRP)$54 (0.4x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-2700K has 309% better value for money than A8-6600K.

Technical specs

Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads84
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4096 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size216 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °C74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors1,160 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K 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
SocketLGA1155FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVXno data
AES-NI+1
FMAno dataFMA4
AVX+AVX
PowerTuneno data-
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Identity Protection+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1866
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 3000AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Number of pipelinesno data256
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-2700K and A8-6600K.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

i7-2700K 3.72
+89.8%
A8-6600K 1.96

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 90% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

i7-2700K 5721
+90.2%
A8-6600K 3008

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 90% in Passmark.

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%

i7-2700K 664
+45.3%
A8-6600K 457

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 45% 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%

i7-2700K 2266
+105%
A8-6600K 1107

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 105% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-2700K 4967
+53.8%
A8-6600K 3230

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 54% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-2700K 19675
+145%
A8-6600K 8040

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 145% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-2700K 6837
+45.4%
A8-6600K 4701

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 45% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

i7-2700K 7.15
+150%
A8-6600K 17.9

A8-6600K outperforms Core i7-2700K by 150% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-2700K 7
+105%
A8-6600K 3

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 105% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-2700K 3.5
+84.2%
A8-6600K 1.9

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 84% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-2700K 3537
+36.3%
A8-6600K 2595

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 36% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-2700K 147
+38.7%
A8-6600K 106

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 39% in x264 encoding pass 1.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

i7-2700K 38
+68.9%
A8-6600K 22

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 69% in x264 encoding pass 2.

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

Benchmark coverage: 4%

i7-2700K 5300
+33.5%
A8-6600K 3970

Core i7-2700K outperforms A8-6600K by 34% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.72 1.96
Integrated graphics card 0.66 1.14
Recency 24 October 2011 1 June 2013
Threads 8 4
Cost $514 $142
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

The Core i7-2700K is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-6600K in performance tests.


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