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Intel Core i7-5850EQ vs AMD A8-6600K. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2015
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
Released
Q2/2013
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AMD A8-6600K
AMD A8-6600K

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-5850EQ or AMD A8-6600K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Core i7-5850EQ has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 47 W. Released in Q2/2015.

AMD A8-6600K has a maximum frequency of 3.90 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 100 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    815 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    47 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-5850EQ CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    528 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    450 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    451 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    322 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    293 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    552 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    275 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    643 place
AMD A8-6600K Reasons to consider
AMD A8-6600K
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1297 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 31% better clock speed

    3.90 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 19 % better overclocked clock speed

    4.20 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-6600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    824 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    720 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1089 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1116 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    782 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    598 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    533 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    599 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    485 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    861 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-5850EQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    5 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 5000 left arrow AMD A8-6000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    2.70 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.40 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.00 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 left arrow AMD Radeon HD 8570D
  • GPU frequency
    0.30 GHz left arrow 0.84 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    1.00 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    48 left arrow 4
  • Shader
    384 left arrow 256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 2
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 5
  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    Q2/2015 left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A8-6600K and Intel Core i7-5850EQ. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-5850EQ and AMD A8-6600K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    47 W left arrow 100 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-5850EQ and Intel Core i7-5850EQ, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Broadwell S left arrow Richland (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1364 left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q2/2015 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Core i7-5850EQ and AMD A8-6600K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
140
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
94
AMD A8-6600K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
666
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
306
AMD A8-6600K
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
768
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
432
AMD A8-6600K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
3512
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
2107
AMD A8-6600K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
12876
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
6038
AMD A8-6600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.55
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
0.97
AMD A8-6600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
7.05
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
3.43
AMD A8-6600K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
8271
Intel Core i7-5850EQ
4782
AMD A8-6600K

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