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A8-6600K APU

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 55.8% (634th of 1355)

Based on 20,845 user benchmarks.  Devices: 178BFBFF00610F31, Model: AMD A8-6600K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Poor: 41%Average: 55.8% Great: 65%
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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Average average bench

The AMD A8-6600K APU averaged 44.2% 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. Memory Latency 72.2Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 71.1Pts

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD A8-6600K APU is 24.1%. 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 233Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 232Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 20,845 samples)
Rank 63455.8%
Min Avg Max
53.1 Memory 72.2 87.7
45.2 1-Core 71.1 79.7
88 2-Core 134 153
56.5% 92.3 Pts
Min Avg Max
128 4-Core 229 267
143 8-Core 232 268
31.5% 231 Pts
Min Avg Max
139 64-Core 233 268
15.6% 233 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz
69% Good
Memory 89.7
1-Core 82.1
2-Core 156
68% 109 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 279
38% 280 Pts
64-Core 273
18% 273 Pts
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
60.1% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 140
61% 98.5 Pts
4-Core 225
8-Core 212
30% 219 Pts
64-Core 199
13% 199 Pts
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
56.2% Above average
Memory 67.9
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 150
57% 97 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 255
35% 257 Pts
64-Core 260
18% 260 Pts
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
54.5% Above average
Memory 67.1
1-Core 72.7
2-Core 147
57% 95.7 Pts
4-Core 241
8-Core 258
34% 250 Pts
64-Core 252
17% 252 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
50.3% Above average
Memory 66.4
1-Core 67.8
2-Core 129
53% 87.8 Pts
4-Core 199
8-Core 200
27% 200 Pts
64-Core 184
12% 184 Pts
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
49.4% Average
Memory 70.7
1-Core 51.5
2-Core 100
48% 74.2 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 201
24% 179 Pts
64-Core 198
13% 198 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
48.1% Average
Memory 73.3
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 83.3
45% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 135
18% 135 Pts
64-Core 137
9% 137 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
46.4% Average
Memory 56.4
1-Core 69.5
2-Core 142
52% 89.4 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 198
28% 206 Pts
64-Core 185
12% 185 Pts
FM2+ , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
33.8% Below average
Memory 45.8
1-Core 63.9
2-Core 109
43% 72.8 Pts
4-Core 123
8-Core 149
18% 136 Pts
64-Core 174
12% 174 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,548,069 CPUs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A - $122

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD  $124Bench 56%, 20,845 samples246x
GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,846 samples193x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 7%, 23,437 samples183x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 967,143 samples121x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $74Bench 53%, 324,585 samples93x
A400 240GBKingston  $29Bench 68%, 368,669 samples80x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $92Bench 105%, 890,237 samples48x
RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 36%, 158,611 samples175x
1x4GBUnknownBench 27%, 153,244 samples93x
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 8GBUnknownBench 35%, 719 samples56x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $320

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 Comments

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USA-User
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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

16 days ago.

I have this APU and was wondering if upgrading the the A10 to max out my FM2 motherboard would be worth the cost. Based on the comparison here I would say ... no, it is not worth the money.

GBR-User
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5,246

Excellent

17 months ago.

doesnt rly game as good and cant handle different apps at the same time even ifmits at 4mhz

DEU-User
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5,191

Excellent

3 months ago.

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

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