AMD A10-5800K vs A10-6800K Gaming-Performance
Category : 2013
Published by Marc Büchel on 30.11.13
In the past few months we tested and compared quite a few Intel CPUs regarding gaming performance. Therefore it's about time that we have a closer look at some AMD CPUs. Today we're going to check out AMDs A10-6800K and put it up against its predecessor the AMD A10-5800K. We're quite curious if there will be bigger differences than with the Intel CPUs.
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Test Setup
Hardware
|
Mainboard |
|
| CPUs |
- AMD A10-5800K @ Stock (Turbo On)
- AMD A10-5800K @ 4.5 GHz (Turbo Off)
- AMD A10-6800K @ Stock (Turbo On)
- AMD A10-6800K @ 4.5 GHz (Turbo Off)
|
|
Memory |
- 2x4GB RipjawZ 2400C11 @ CL9-9-9-24-1T-Auto DDR3-1600 MHz
|
|
Graphic Cards (Driver) |
- ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix @ 1'100
MHz / 1'650 MHz
|
| Drivers |
|
| Games and OS |
- Windows 7 x64 (Up to date
on the 25/07/2013
- All
games were up to date on the 25/07/2013)
|
|
HDD |
- OCZ Technology Octane 512 GB SSD
|
PSU
|
- Seasonic Platinum SS-1000XP / 1000 Watts
|
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3DMark - Fire Strike
| Overall Score |
Points |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
6'111 |
105.69 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
6'134 |
106.09 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
6'012 |
103.98 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
5'782 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| GPU Score |
Points |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
8'168 |
100.38 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
8'172 |
100.43 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
8'148 |
100.14 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
8'137 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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Unigine Heaven 4.0 Extreme Preset
| Basic Preset |
Points |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
3'235 |
106.17 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
3'293 |
108.07 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
3'223 |
105.78 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
3'047 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| Extreme Preset |
Points |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
1'176 |
101.12 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
1'184 |
101.81 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
1'164 |
100.09 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
1'163 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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BattleField 3
| 1280 x 1024, low
details |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
109.6 |
112.76 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
98.0 |
100.82 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
104.0 |
107.00 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
97.2 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| 1920 x 1080, max
details, max AA, max AF |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
81.4 |
101.50 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
81.0 |
101.00 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
80.6 |
100.50 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
80.2 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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Bioshock Infinite - Benchmark
| 1280 x 720, low details |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
137.82 |
106.18 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
134.82 |
103.87 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
135.79 |
104.61 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
129.80 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| 1920 x 1080, max
details, max AA, max AF |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
133.45 |
104.27 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
132.25 |
103.34 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
132.46 |
103.50 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
127.98 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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Crysis 3
| 1280 x 1024, low
details |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
198.6 |
109.24 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
186.8 |
102.75 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
193.0 |
106.16 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
181.8 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| 1920 x 1080, max
details, max AA, max AF |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
91.6 |
100.66 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
92.2 |
101.32 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
91.0 |
100.00 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
91.0 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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Call of Duty Black Ops 2
| 1280 x 1024, low
details |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
48.4 |
107.56 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
49.4 |
109.78 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
47.0 |
104.44 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
45.0 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| 1920 x 1080, max
details, max AA, max AF |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
20.6 |
100.00 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
20.6 |
100.00 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
20.8 |
100.97 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
20.6 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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Far Cry 3
| 1280 x 1024, low
details |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
108.8 |
104.41 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
108.6 |
104.22 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
103.4 |
99.23 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
104.2 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| 1920 x 1080, max
details, max AA, max AF |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
31.4 |
97.52 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
30.6 |
95.03 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
32.2 |
100.00 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
32.2 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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Sleeping Dogs - Benchmark
| 1280 x 1024, low
details |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
56.84 |
101.01 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
53.26 |
94.65 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
59.07 |
104.98 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
56.27 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| 1920 x 1080, max
details, max AA, max AF |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
38.60 |
100.23 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
38.06 |
98.83 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
38.65 |
100.36 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
38.51 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
| 1280 x 720, low details |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
143.2 |
109.98 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
143.6 |
110.29 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
136.4 |
104.76 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
130.2 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| 1920 x 1080, max
details, max AA, max AF |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
65.8 |
106.82 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
65.8 |
106.82 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
63.6 |
103.25 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
61.6 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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Metro: Last Light - Benchmark
| 1280 x 1024, low
details |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
111.2 |
105.10 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
110.5 |
104.44 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
110.2 |
104.16 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
105.8 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| 1920 x 1080, max
details, max AA, max AF |
fps |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
52.3 |
99.62 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
52.1 |
99.24 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
52.1 |
99.24 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
52.5 |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
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Power Consumption
| load (wPrime 1024M,
peak during first minute) |
Watt |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
137 |
100.00 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
167 |
121.01 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
137 |
99.28 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
138 |
100.00 % |
| |
less is better |
| peak (LinX, peak during
first run) |
Watt |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
175+ |
100.00 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
175+ |
100.00 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
175+ |
100.00 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
175+ |
100.00 % |
| |
less is better |
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Performance Index Games and
Price
| Low |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
107.03 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
103.85 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
104.42 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| High |
Index |
| AMD A10-6800K 4.5G |
101.33 % |
| AMD A10-5800K 4.5G |
100.70 % |
| AMD A10-6800K Stock |
100.98 % |
| AMD A10-5800K Stock |
100.00 % |
| |
More is better |
| CPU |
Geizhals |
Toppreise |
| AMD A10-6800K |
 |
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| AMD A10-5800K |
 |
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Conclusion
In the past few months we
had a strong focus on CPU gaming performance comparisons with Intel processors.
Therefore it's more than just about time, that we take a closer look at some AMD
CPUs. In this particular case, we're having a closer look at the performance
differences of AMDs A10-5800K as well as A10-6800K. If you followed our earlier
CPU gaming performance comparison articles, you will have noticed, that usually
the differences were very small.
A closer look at the performance figures reveals that at standard clock speeds
and low resolutions, the AMD A10-6800K is about 4.4 percent faster than the
predecessor AMD A10-5800K. Overclocked to 4.5 GHz, the A10-6800K is about 3.2
percent faster than then A10-5800K. Once we change to high resolutions, we see
that the differences get very small. At standard clock speeds we see 1 percent
difference and at 4.5 GHz the difference is a mere 0.65 percent. The story becomes a
bit more interesting, when we have a look at power consumption. Although at
stock clocks there is almost no measurable difference, but at least at 4.5 GHz
we see that the A10-6800K is quite a bit more efficient.
Once more we see with the comparison, that gaming performance really doesn't
depend on the CPU. The most important piece of hardware in your setup is
definitely the graphics card. If you thought about upgrading from a A10-5800K to
a A10-6800K to get some more frames per second, there really is no need for
that. The differences are simply tiny.
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