AMD A8-6600K vs AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

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AMD A8-6600K CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
AMD A8-6600K AMD Ryzen 3 7320U

CPU comparison

AMD A8-6600K or AMD Ryzen 3 7320U - 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 Ryzen 3 7320U has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 3 7320U was released in Q3/2022.
AMD A (112) Family AMD Ryzen 3 (33)
AMD A8-6000 (4) CPU group AMD Ryzen 7020U (4)
3 Generation 6
Richland (Piledriver) Architecture Mendocino (Zen 2)
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- 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 Ryzen 3 7320U has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 3 7320U is at 2.40 GHz (4.10 GHz).

AMD A8-6600K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.90 GHz Frequency 2.40 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.10 GHz
4.20 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.20 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A8-6600K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD A8-6600K or AMD Ryzen 3 7320U 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 AMD Radeon 610M
0.84 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.90 GHz
5 GPU Generation 9
32 nm Technology 6 nm
2 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 2
256 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 8 GB
11.2 DirectX Version 12

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 AMD Radeon 610M
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

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 Ryzen 3 7320U supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 44.0 GB/s.

AMD A8-6600K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
DDR3-1866 Memory LPDDR5-5500
Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 44.0 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 3.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD A8-6600K is 100 W, while the AMD Ryzen 3 7320U has a TDP of 15 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD A8-6600K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down 8 W
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-6600K is manufactured in 32 nm and has 4.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen 3 7320U is manufactured in 6 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD A8-6600K Characteristic AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
32 nm Technology 6 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
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 FT6
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q3/2022
85 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-6600K (51%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-6600K (35%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U (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 AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
537 (51%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1043 (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 AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
1461 (37%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
3909 (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 A8-6600K
AMD Radeon HD 8570D @ 0.84 GHz
432 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
AMD Radeon 610M @ 1.90 GHz
383 (89%)

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 AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
2959 (32%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
9288 (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 AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1324 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-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 multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-6600K AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
4079 (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 AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
771 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 2.40 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 AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
94 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 4.10 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 AMD A8-6600K
4C 4T @ 4.20 GHz
306 (100%)
AMD Ryzen 3 7320U AMD Ryzen 3 7320U
4C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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