AMD A8-6600K vs AMD EPYC 7702

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-6600K		AMD EPYC 7702
CPU comparison AMD A8-6600K or AMD EPYC 7702 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD A8-6600K has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A8-6600K was released in Q2/2013. The AMD EPYC 7702 has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.35 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7702 was released in Q3/2019.

AMD A (112)	Family	AMD EPYC (129)
AMD A8-6000 (4)	CPU group	AMD EPYC 7002 (24)
3	Generation	2
Richland (Piledriver)	Architecture	Rome (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD A8-6600K has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD A8-6600K is 3.90 GHz (4.20 GHz) while the AMD EPYC 7702 has 64 CPU cores and 128 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7702 is at 2.00 GHz (3.35 GHz).
AMD A8-6600K	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702
4	Cores	64
4	Threads	128
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.90 GHz	Frequency	2.00 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	3.35 GHz
4.20 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	2.50 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD A8-6600K	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD A8-6600K or AMD EPYC 7702 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon HD 8570D	GPU	no iGPU
0.84 GHz	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
5	GPU Generation	--
32 nm	Technology
2	Max. displays
4	Compute units	--
256	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	--
11.2	DirectX Version	--

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon HD 8570D	GPU	no iGPU
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode	Codec h264	No
No	Codec VP9	No
No	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode	Codec AVC	No
Decode	Codec VC-1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	No

Memory & PCIe The AMD A8-6600K can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The AMD EPYC 7702 supports up to GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
AMD A8-6600K	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	256.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	128
--	PCIe Bandwidth	252.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-6600K is 100 W, while the AMD EPYC 7702 has a TDP of 200 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD A8-6600K	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702
100 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	200 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD A8-6600K is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD EPYC 7702 is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 256.00 MB cache.
AMD A8-6600K	Characteristic	AMD EPYC 7702
32 nm	Technology	7 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
FM2	Socket	SP3
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2013	Release date	Q3/2019
85 $	Release price	8000 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-6600K (50%)

AMD EPYC 7702 (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD A8-6600K (4%)

AMD EPYC 7702 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	537 (50%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	1079 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	1461 (4%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	37461 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	2959 (4%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	70617 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	996 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	49035 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	1317 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	391 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	18857 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD A8-6600K AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz	432 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	403.9 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz	771 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	94 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 3.35 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD A8-6600K 4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz	306 (100%)
	AMD EPYC 7702 64C 128T @ 2.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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