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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the AMD A8 6600K among desktop CPUs (over 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
4.6 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Benchmarks Real world tests of the AMD A8 6600K
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary
Clock speed | 3.9 GHz |
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Turbo clock speed | 4.2 GHz |
Cores | Quad core |
Is unlocked | Yes |
features
Has a NX bit | Yes |
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Has virtualization support | Yes |
Instruction set extensions |
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Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes |
power consumption
TDP | 100W |
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Annual home energy cost | 24.09 $/year |
Annual commercial energy cost | 87.6 $/year |
Performance per watt | 5.07 pt/W |
Typical power consumption | 81.25W |
details
Architecture | x86-64 |
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Threads | 4 threads |
L2 cache | 4 MB |
L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core |
L3 cache | None |
Manufacture process | 32 nm |
Max CPUs | 1 |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 74°C |
overclocking
Overclocked clock speed | 4.65 GHz |
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Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.63 GHz |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,459.4 |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.65 GHz |
integrated graphics
GPU | GPU |
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Label | Radeon™ HD 8570D |
Latest DirectX | 11.0 |
GPU clock speed | 844 MHz |
memory controller
Memory controller | Built-in |
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Memory type | DDR3-1866 |

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