AMD Socket FM2 A8-6600K A8-Series Processor AD660KWOA44HL / AD660KWOHLBOX APU / CPU - Discount Prices, Technical Specs and Reviews

Manufacturer : AMD

AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) are a Processor Design and Manufacturing company, they are most well known for their ranges of Desktop PC Processors but also supply Mobile and Server Processors. The latter being primarily for cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD devices are used everywhere from the smallest PC to state of the art Super Computers. Their purchase of ATI in 2006 has led to AMD developing CPU's that not only do normal processing functions but also graphics processing functions within a single chip.

Processor Details

Processor Type	AMD A8
Model Number	A8-6600K
OEM Part Number	AD660KWOA44HL
Retail Boxed Part Number	AD660KWOHLBOX
Motherboard Socket	FM2
CPU Package	904 pin micro PGA
For Use In	Desktop/Tower PC

Specifications

Data Width 32 Bit	Yes
Data Width 64 Bit	Yes
Actual Speed (MHz)	3900
Boost Speed (MHz)	4200
CPU Build Type	AMD Bulldozer (Piledriver)
CPU Core	Richland
Number of Cores	4
Number of Threads	4
Core Revision Number	RL-A1
CMOS	32nm SOI
Max Supported CPU's	1

Cache Sizes

L1 Cache Size (KB)	64KB instruction caches 16KB data caches
L1 Cache Quantity	2 x instruction caches 4 x data caches
L2 Cache Size (KB)	2048
L2 Cache Quantity	2
L3 Cache Size (KB)	-

Environmental

Operating Voltage	1.2-1.35V
Max Operating Temp (C)	74C
Power Consumption	100W
Cool'n'Quiet Version	3.0

Detailed CPU Features

SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions)	Yes
SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2)	Yes
SSE3 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 3)	Yes
SSSE3 (Suplemental Streaming SIMD Extensions 3)	Yes
SSE4, 4.1 and 4.2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 4)	Yes
SSE4a (Streaming SIMD Extensions 4a)	Yes
MMX Technology	Yes
3DNow!	-
AMD64 Technology	Yes
Enhanced Virus Protection	Yes
Virtualization Technology	Yes
Advanced Bit Manipulation	Yes
DDR2 Memory Controller	-
DDR3 Memory Controller	Yes
HyperTransport Technology	-
Turbo Core Technology	Yes version 3.0
Advanced Vector Extensions	Yes
AES Instructions	Yes
CLMUL Instruction set	Yes
XOP Instruction set	Yes
FMA3 / FMA4 Instruction set	Yes
CVT16 Instruction set	Yes

Integrated Graphics

Graphics Part Number	HD 8570D
Frequency	844 MHz
Boost Clock	950 MHz
Shaders	256
TMU's	16
ROP's	8
Compute Units	4
Pixel Rate	6.40 GPixel/s
Texture Rate	12.8 GTexel/s
Floating Point Performance	409.6 GFLOPS
Pixel Shader Version	5.0
HD Graphics Controller	Yes
HD Media Accelerator	Yes
Blue-ray 3D	Yes
AMD Stream	Yes
Max Shared Memory	1024MB ?
Memory Speed	933MHz
Memory Bandwidth	29.9GB/sec
Memory Bus	128 bit
Crossfire Ready	Yes, with a dedicated AMD/Radeon HD Graphics Card
PCI-Express Version	2.0
Direct X Version	DX 11
Open GL Version	4.1
Open CL Version	1.2
UVD Version	3
Maximum Resolution	2560x1600