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A8-6600K APU

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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Average Bench: 35.4% (456th of 1182)

Based on 11,915 user benchmarks.  Devices: 178BFBFF00610F31, Model: AMD A8-6600K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Poor: 22%Average: 35.4% Great: 42%
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

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Poor average bench

The AMD A8-6600K APU averaged 64.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 69Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 129Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD A8-6600K APU is just 20%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD A8-6600K APU performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 221Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 221Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,915 samples)
Rank 45635.4%
Min Avg Max
44.3 1-Core 69 79.8
82.9 2-Core 129 152
47% 98.7 Pts
Min Avg Max
124 4-Core 216 261
136 8-Core 221 262
29.8% 218 Pts
Min Avg Max
132 64-Core 221 261
14.9% 221 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
40.6% Average
1-Core 77.3
2-Core 140
52% 109 Pts
4-Core 252
8-Core 247
34% 249 Pts
64-Core 253
17% 253 Pts
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
39% Below average
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 145
50% 107 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 246
33% 242 Pts
64-Core 245
16% 245 Pts
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
38.7% Below average
1-Core 72
2-Core 123
47% 97.3 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 240
33% 241 Pts
64-Core 228
15% 228 Pts
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
37.3% Below average
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 138
50% 105 Pts
4-Core 228
8-Core 234
31% 231 Pts
64-Core 242
16% 242 Pts
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
32.2% Below average
1-Core 61.6
2-Core 116
42% 88.7 Pts
4-Core 192
8-Core 214
27% 203 Pts
64-Core 240
16% 240 Pts
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
29.9% Poor
1-Core 65.2
2-Core 118
44% 91.8 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 204
25% 188 Pts
64-Core 208
14% 208 Pts
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
29.7% Poor
1-Core 64.9
2-Core 111
42% 87.9 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 182
25% 181 Pts
64-Core 183
12% 183 Pts
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
26.4% Poor
1-Core 60.2
2-Core 106
40% 83 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 158
22% 159 Pts
64-Core 164
11% 164 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,431,836 CPUs tested.

 Prices

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Typical A8-6600K APU Builds (Compare 2,786 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A - $80

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD  $124Bench 35%, 11,915 samples342x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $150Bench 38%, 400,154 samples225x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 8%, 15,340 samples193x
GTX 750 TiNvidia  $110Bench 22%, 156,901 samples169x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $50Bench 54%, 193,177 samples127x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $86Bench 107%, 469,025 samples90x
A400 120GBKingston  $22Bench 60%, 49,841 samples38x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 32%, 68,963 samples307x
1x4GBUnknownBench 25%, 75,144 samples137x
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 8GBUnknownBench 35%, 397 samples89x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $404

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Poor

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I love it, because it never let me down and run all my favorid games with desend fps.

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