AMD A8-6600K vs Intel Core i7-5820K
Summary
AMD A8-6600K
100%
Intel Core i7-5820K
260%
Relative performance
AMD A8-6600K
100%
Intel Core i7-5820K
167%
Relative performance
AMD A8-6600K
100%
Intel Core i7-5820K
353%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD A8-6600K |
| 40 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the Intel Core i7-5820K. |
Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-5820K |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 67% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 253% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Around 160% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5820K
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-5820K
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD A8-6600K | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| HTT | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD A8-6600K | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | Intel_Haswell |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Richland | vs | Haswell-E |
| Release Date | Jun 2013 | vs | Sep 2014 |
Cores
| AMD A8-6600K | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 12 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 8570D | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD A8-6600K | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| 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 | 15360 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A8-6600K | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FM2 | vs | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
| Max Case Temp | 74°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | 356mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 22 nm |
Performance
| AMD A8-6600K | | Intel Core i7-5820K | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3900 MHz | vs | 3300 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4200 MHz | vs | 3600 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 100 W | vs | 140 W |
AMD A8-6600K
2562 points
Intel Core i7-5820K
4032 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
7803 points
Intel Core i7-5820K
26611 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
5794
Intel Core i7-5820K
20718
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
2275
Intel Core i7-5820K
4038
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
6287
Intel Core i7-5820K
23400
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
2049
Intel Core i7-5820K
3618
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K (simulated)
95.45
Intel Core i7-5820K
141
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K (simulated)
310.1
Intel Core i7-5820K
1022
points - higher is better