A10-8700P vs Core i7-6700K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-6700K
2015
4 cores / 8 threads, 91 Watt
5.77
+301%

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by a whopping 301% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking10632098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.79no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7 (Desktop)AMD Carrizo
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date1 August 2015 (8 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$339no data
Current price$160 (0.5x MSRP)$466

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P 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 speed4 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.2 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die size122 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature64 °C90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1151FP4
Power consumption (TDP)91 Watt12 - 35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2HSA 1.0
AES-NI+1
FMAno dataFMA4
AVX+AVX
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data-
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data+
PowerNowno data+
PowerGatingno data+
Out-of-band client managementno data+
VirusProtectno data+
HSAno data+
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
SIPP-no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+no data
Identity Protection+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P are enumerated here.

AMD-V+1
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 i7-6700K and A10-8700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3-2133
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 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 530AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+no data
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12DirectX® 12
OpenGL4.5no data
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-6700K and A10-8700P.

PCIe version3.03.0
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.

i7-6700K 5.77
+301%
A10-8700P 1.44

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 301% based on our aggregate 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%

i7-6700K 8929
+300%
A10-8700P 2234

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 300% 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%

i7-6700K 1483
+201%
A10-8700P 492

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 201% 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%

i7-6700K 4898
+349%
A10-8700P 1090

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 349% 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%

i7-6700K 6531
+180%
A10-8700P 2334

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 180% 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%

i7-6700K 25817
+304%
A10-8700P 6394

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 304% 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%

i7-6700K 9037
+204%
A10-8700P 2978

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 204% 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%

i7-6700K 6.66
+158%
A10-8700P 17.19

A10-8700P outperforms Core i7-6700K by 158% 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%

i7-6700K 10
+312%
A10-8700P 2

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 312% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-6700K 880
+354%
A10-8700P 194

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 354% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

i7-6700K 178
+157%
A10-8700P 69

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 157% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

i7-6700K 1.97
+129%
A10-8700P 0.86

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 129% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-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%

i7-6700K 4.4
+190%
A10-8700P 1.5

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 190% 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%

i7-6700K 5877
+343%
A10-8700P 1328

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 343% in WinRAR 4.0.

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%

i7-6700K 55
+260%
A10-8700P 15

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 260% in x264 encoding pass 2.

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%

i7-6700K 205
+178%
A10-8700P 74

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 178% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-6700K 16365
+250%
A10-8700P 4677

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 250% in Geekbench 3 32-bit multi-core.

Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core

Benchmark coverage: 5%

i7-6700K 4225
+114%
A10-8700P 1975

Core i7-6700K outperforms A10-8700P by 114% in Geekbench 3 32-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.77 1.44
Recency 1 August 2015 3 June 2015
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 91 Watt 12 Watt

The Core i7-6700K is our recommended choice as it beats the A10-8700P in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-6700K is a desktop processor while A10-8700P is a notebook one.


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