Celeron N3350 vs A8-6600K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-6600K
2013
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.89
+170%
Celeron N3350
2016
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.70

A8-6600K outperforms Celeron N3350 by a whopping 170% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-6600K and Celeron N3350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19842722
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.31no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Celeron
Power efficiency1.7911.04
Architecture codenameRichland (2013−2014)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date1 June 2013 (11 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$142$24

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A8-6600K and Celeron N3350 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.9 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache192 KBno data
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature74 °C105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-6600K and Celeron N3350 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-6600K and Celeron N3350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

A8-6600K and Celeron N3350 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-6600K and Celeron N3350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-6600K and Celeron N3350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channels22

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 8570DIntel HD Graphics 500
จำนวนพาธไลน์256no data
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-6600K and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-6600K and Celeron N3350 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 11+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-6600K and Celeron N3350.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

A8-6600K 1.89
+170%
Celeron N3350 0.70

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.

A8-6600K 2998
+171%
Celeron N3350 1107

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.

A8-6600K 448
+77.1%
Celeron N3350 253

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.

A8-6600K 1073
+156%
Celeron N3350 419

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.

A8-6600K 3230
+117%
Celeron N3350 1490

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.

A8-6600K 8040
+203%
Celeron N3350 2654

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.

A8-6600K 4701
+184%
Celeron N3350 1655

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.

A8-6600K 17.9
+154%
Celeron N3350 45.5

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.

A8-6600K 3
+207%
Celeron N3350 1

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.

A8-6600K 0.96
+62.7%
Celeron N3350 0.59

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.

A8-6600K 1.9
+192%
Celeron N3350 0.7

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.

A8-6600K 2595
+321%
Celeron N3350 616

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.  

A8-6600K 22
+258%
Celeron N3350 6

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.  

A8-6600K 106
+226%
Celeron N3350 33

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.89 0.70
Integrated graphics card 1.13 0.77
Recency 1 June 2013 30 August 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 6 Watt

A8-6600K has a 170% higher aggregate performance score, 46.8% faster integrated GPU, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron N3350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-6600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3350 in performance tests.

Note that A8-6600K is a desktop processor while Celeron N3350 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-6600K and Celeron N3350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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