A10-6790B vs A8-6600K

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Primary details

Comparing A8-6600K and A10-6790B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1983not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.79no data
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Richland (2013−2014)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)28 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$142no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-6600K and A10-6790B 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.3 GHz
L1 cache192 KB192 KB
L2 cache4096 KB4096 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °C74 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6600K and A10-6790B 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
SocketFM2FM2
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4+
AVXAVX+
PowerNow++
PowerGating++
VirusProtect++
RAID-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3-1866
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8570DAMD Radeon HD 8670D
จำนวนพาธไลน์256384
Enduro++
Switchable graphics++
UVD++
VCE++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6600K and A10-6790B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort++
HDMI++

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and A10-6790B.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Integrated graphics card 1.13 1.39
Recency 1 June 2013 28 October 2013

A10-6790B has 23% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 4 months.

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