AMD A10-6800K vs Intel Core i7-2600
Summary
AMD A10-6800K
100%
Intel Core i7-2600
152%
Relative performance
AMD A10-6800K
100%
Intel Core i7-2600
128%
Relative performance
AMD A10-6800K
100%
Intel Core i7-2600
177%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD A10-6800K |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-2600 |
| 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 77% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 52% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2600
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-2600
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD A10-6800K | | Intel Core i7-2600 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| Hyper-Threading AES-NI | | | |
Architecture
| AMD A10-6800K | | Intel Core i7-2600 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_SandyBridge |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Richland | vs | Sandy Bridge |
| Release Date | Jun 2013 | vs | Jan 2011 |
Cores
| AMD A10-6800K | | Intel Core i7-2600 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 8670D | vs | Intel HD 2000 |
Cache
| AMD A10-6800K | | Intel Core i7-2600 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | vs | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A10-6800K | | Intel Core i7-2600 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FM2 | vs | Intel Socket 1155 |
| Max Case Temp | 74°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | FC-LGA10 |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | 216mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD A10-6800K | | Intel Core i7-2600 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 4100 MHz | vs | 3400 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4400 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 100 W | vs | 95 W |
AMD A10-6800K
2684 points
Intel Core i7-2600
3800 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A10-6800K
8203 points
Intel Core i7-2600
16320 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A10-6800K
6208
Intel Core i7-2600
10998
points - higher is better
AMD A10-6800K
2495
Intel Core i7-2600
3104
points - higher is better
AMD A10-6800K
7144
Intel Core i7-2600
11841
points - higher is better
AMD A10-6800K
2185
Intel Core i7-2600
2865
points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better