Benchmarks: Single and Multi-Core
AMD readily admits that the single-threaded performance of its APUs isn't as good as Intel's. A large number of older applications rely on single-threaded efficiency and AMD has a lot of work to do to catch up in this area.
The A10-6800K, however, can process four threads in tandem. This is useful when running multi-core programs such as Cinebench, where the best Richland chip beats out the comparison (dual-core) Intel. Do understand that AMD's APUs cannot touch the performance of Intel's own quad-core processors.
wPrime's results generally mirror Cinebench's. The A10-6800K's higher core speed is responsible for reducing the time by over 30s when compared to the A10-5800K, and it passes the Intel Core i3-3225 in the process.
