AMD A8-6600K APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A8-6600K APU can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Is the AMD A8-6600K APU Good for Gaming?

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AMD A8-6600K APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM2

Clockspeed: 3.9 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.2 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 100 W

Cache Size: L1: 320 KB, L2: 8.0 MB,

Other names: AMD A8-6600K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 133.66

Overall Rank: 1807

Last Price Change: $22.25 USD (2022-12-06)

Average CPU Mark

2974

Single Thread Rating: 1532
Samples: 993*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,681
Thread: 1,459

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-6600K APU

Integer Math	19,979 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,272 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	907.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	50.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	253 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,251 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,532 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of December 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-6600K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 1st of December 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of December 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$78.02 USD	Buy Now!
	$22.24 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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	Alarco Gaming PC Desktop Computer Intel i5 3.10GHz,8GB Ram,1TB Hard Drive,Windows 10 pro,WiFi Ready,Video Card Nvidia GTX 650 1GB, 3 RGB Fans with Remote	$449.99 (www.amazon.com)
	2022 Newest Pavilion Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i5-10400F Processor, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, Mouse and Keyboard, Wins11 Home with Nod 32 Antivirus	$869.99 (www.amazon.com)
	shinobee AMD Quad Gaming Computer, Athlon X4 950 4x3.8GHz, 16GB DDR4, AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5, 512 GB SSD, USB 3, 802.11AC WiFi & Win 11 Prof #6873	$333.00 (www.amazon.com)
	2021 Newest HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop, AMD 6-Core Ryzen 5600G Processor, AMD Radeon RX 5500, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, Mouse and Keyboard, Wins10 Home with Nod32 Antivirus	$769.99 (www.amazon.com)
	AVGPC Q-Box Series Gaming PC - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core Cezanne 6-Core 3.9 GHz with AMD Radeon Graphics with Liquid Cooler 8GB DDR4 500GB SSD Windows 10, Black	$599.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,546
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,694
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,218
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,997
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,946
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,159
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,591
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,802
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,552
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,345
AMD A8-6600K APU		2,974

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		155.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		148.30
AMD A8-6600K APU		133.66
Intel Core i9-12900K		94.43
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		87.28
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		70.96
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.51
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		26.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,209
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,738
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,354
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,949
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,893
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD A8-6600K APU		1,532

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-6600K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1669025 - Nov 12 2022		3125
BL1660798 - Oct 31 2022		3270
BL1651915 - Oct 19 2022		3120
BL1641130 - Oct 03 2022		3203
BL1641029 - Oct 03 2022		3142

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-6600K APU
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-6600K APU		2,974
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,960 (-0.5%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,662 (+23.1%)
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,569 (-13.6%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,632 (-11.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,307 (-22.4%)
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,685 (+23.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 960T vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,277 (-23.4%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,306 (+11.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 760K Quad Core vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,927 (-1.6%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs AMD A8-6600K APU		2,827 (-5.0%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-6600K APU		1,717 (-42.3%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs AMD A8-6600K APU		3,206 (+7.8%)

Is the AMD A8-6600K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 6th of December 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,732
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,724
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,086
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,807
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,682
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,631
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,513
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,477
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,330
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X		6,204
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X		6,008
Intel Core i9-12900K		5,823
AMD A8-6600K APU		486

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