AMD A10-6700 vs Intel Core i5-2550K

AMD A10-6700
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
AMD A10-6700
Intel Core i5-2550K
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2012
Intel Core i5-2550K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • AMD A10-6700
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-2550K
    146%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • AMD A10-6700
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-2550K
    128%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • AMD A10-6700
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-2550K
    164%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider AMD A10-6700

This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i5-2550K.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2550K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 28% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 64% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
Around 46% higher average synthetic performance.

Intel Core i5-2550K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2550K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i5-2550K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-2550K

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i5-2550K
MMX
3DNow!
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
AES-NI

Architecture

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i5-2550K
ArchitectureAMD PiledrivervsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameRichlandvsSandy Bridge
Release DateJun 2013vsJan 2012

Cores

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i5-2550K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsRadeon HD 8670DvsNo

Cache

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i5-2550K
L1 Cache128 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache1024 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache0 KBvs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i5-2550K
SocketAMD Socket FM2vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp71°Cvsunknown
PackageuPGAvsFC-LGA10
Die Size246mm²vs216mm²
Process32 nmvs32 nm

Performance

AMD A10-6700Intel Core i5-2550K
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs3400 MHz
Turbo Clock4300 MHzvs3800 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltage1.475 Vvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-6700
    2623 points
  • Intel Core i5-2550K
    3800 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • AMD A10-6700
    7402 points
  • Intel Core i5-2550K
    13600 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • AMD A10-6700 (simulated)
    97.73
  • Intel Core i5-2550K (simulated)
    125.3

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • AMD A10-6700 (simulated)
    294.2
  • Intel Core i5-2550K (simulated)
    484.24

points - higher is better