Intel Core i3-8350K vs AMD A8-6600K

Intel Core i3-8350K
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2800 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2018
Intel Core i3-8350K
AMD A8-6600K
AMD Socket FM2DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jun 2013
AMD A8-6600K

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    198%
  • AMD A8-6600K
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    180%
  • AMD A8-6600K
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    217%
  • AMD A8-6600K
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-8350K

Much higher single threaded performance (around 80% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 117% 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 98% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider AMD A8-6600K

None

Intel Core i3-8350K

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-8350K

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i3-8350K

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-8350K

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


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-8350KAMD A8-6600K
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2.0
3DNow!
SSE4A
AMD64
CnQ
NX bit
AMD-V

Architecture

Intel Core i3-8350KAMD A8-6600K
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsRichland
Release DateJan 2018vsJun 2013

Cores

Intel Core i3-8350KAMD A8-6600K
Cores4vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel UHD 630vsRadeon HD 8570D

Cache

Intel Core i3-8350KAMD A8-6600K
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs128 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs1024 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs0 KB

Physical

Intel Core i3-8350KAMD A8-6600K
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket FM2
Max Case Temp72°Cvs74°C
PackageFC-LGA1151vsuPGA
Die Size151mm²vs246mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-8350KAMD A8-6600K
Cpu Frequency2800 MHzvs3900 MHz
Turbo Clock4000 MHzvs4200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.475 V
TDP65 Wvs100 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    4800 points
  • AMD A8-6600K
    2562 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    13440 points
  • AMD A8-6600K
    7803 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8350K
    673
  • AMD A8-6600K (simulated)
    310.1

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-8350K (simulated)
    172.22
  • AMD A8-6600K (simulated)
    95.45

points - higher is better