AMD A8-6600K APU

Benchmarks for the AMD A8-6600K APU can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD A8-6600K APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM2

Clockspeed: 3.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 100 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2048 KB

Other names: AMD A8-6600K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 34.14

Overall Rank:
2483rd fastest in multithreading out of 4903 CPUs
2191st fastest in single threading out of 4903 CPUs
741st fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $88.02 USD (2023-04-08)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3005

Single Thread Rating

1535

Samples: 1049*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,681
Thread: 1,459

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-6600K APU

Integer Math	19,808 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,274 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,388 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	931.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	51,681 KBytes/Sec
Physics	257 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,262 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,535 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 12th of December 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-6600K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$88.02 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,964
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,464
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,104
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,596
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,093
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,887
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,255
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,745
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,578
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,153
AMD A8-6600K APU		3,005

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		260.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.29
Intel Core i9-12900K		146.77
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.32
Intel Core i9-13900K		131.03
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.47
AMD A8-6600K APU		34.14
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,618
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,160
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,028
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,686
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,928
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
AMD A8-6600K APU		1,535

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-6600K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2272743 - Dec 11 2024		2346
BL2269990 - Dec 08 2024		3190
BL2255134 - Nov 25 2024		2585
BL2253225 - Nov 23 2024		3018
BL2243892 - Nov 13 2024		3336

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-6600K APU
As of 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-6600K APU		3,005
Intel Core i3-4330 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,510 (+16.8%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,401 (+13.2%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,321 (+10.5%)
Intel Core i5-4570T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,221 (+7.2%)
AMD A10-6700 APU vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,105 (+3.3%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,858 (-4.9%)
Intel Core i3-4360 @ 3.70GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,638 (+21.0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,538 (+17.7%)
AMD FX-B4150 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,369 (+12.1%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,744 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i5-760 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,634 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i3-4350 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,548 (+18.1%)

Is the AMD A8-6600K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 12th of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,264
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,916
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,889
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,597
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,328
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,874
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,789
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,503
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,430
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,402
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,224
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,932
AMD A8-6600K APU		492

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