AMD A6 Series Processor 3.9 2 AD640KOKHLBOX

I'm not a mad gamer, not really a power user, but I have run this processor through a few different uses and I'm impressed.My Box--Ubuntu 12.04. A6-6400k stock fan/heat sink. Corsair CX430 PSU. 8 Gig Kingston 1600 Mhz DDR3. Western Digital Blue 1Tb HDD. Gigabyte GA-F2A85XM-D3H AMD MoBo.Very good graphics on board the A6, no need for a graphics card.I use this mostly as a DAW (digital audio workstation) and so far no issues running KXStudio/Ardour/LMMS. I've ripped some DVDs using Handbrake without any issues. Played some games on Steam--no issues. Runs XBMC and VLC no problems. Plays FTL no problem (not at all a game that loads the APU). Open Arena plays smoothly even on the highest settings.No serious lag issues. Having a few issues getting Gimp to not randomly crash, but I don't think the problem is processor related.One item worthy of note--I have 8 gigs of RAM installed, as seen by the BIOS on start up, though when the OS is running, it sees just over 7 gigs. The best explanation I have found is about a gig of RAM is used/set aside for the GPU. No problems as far as I can detect caused by this...Seems like a great deal for the price. Quite pleased.

Fast. Low heat. Great Price. Working in the media server, no problems.

Upgraded an aging AM2+ dual core based HTPC wtih this APU with some more RAM (4GB to 8GB), and decent mATX mobo (Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-D3H). Had a discreet GPU with the old system - I allocated 2GB to the integrated GPU (8 total), and so far the hardware upgrade has been flawless. Streams Netflix and Prime videos nicely, plays DVDs / BluRays without any issues.I have not done any gaming on it, but I'm sure it could handle quite a bit of "fun" stuff should the need arise.Pros:- Cheap- Low power- Decent OEM cooling, no need to get anything else- Great integrated Graphics- Works very will with SSDCons:- Not "top of the line"- Not bleeding edge- Not free(no "real" cons...)UPDATE 2014-12-11: Have been running this APU in the HTPC for just about a month now and everything is working quite well. Ran into snag upgrading to the latest Catalyst drivers -- could not really pinpoint where the issue was, but it's not the APU as it's all working now. Something odd in Windows7 (ended up uninstalling, driver clean, re-installing and lots of reboots - which from experience is NOT hardware related).Now using full HDMI to a Pioneer VSX-824 receiver, and it's working well. Ran stress tests and it never really pushes the APU - it has been handling it's HTPC duties fine and dandy.

I needed a Windows machine to run Quicken, so why not build something that can competently play Civ 5 while I was at it? So with an eye toward future upgrade-ability, I paired the A6-6400k (stock fan) with the Asus A88XM-Plus/CSM and AMD R9 2400 Gamer Memory.Initial result was an easy boot and OS install and fair gaming experience on standard size maps. But once I clicked a few options on the Asus UEFI to enable GPU Boost and overclocking everything just sort of started to run. 4.4Ghz and 2400 RAM stable. I'm playing standard maps on all High settings with very enjoyable results and temps averaging nicely below 50 degrees C.I built this setup constrained by a budget, and had planned on upgrading later on when I had the $. But given the performance I am getting now, I might not upgrade until the next generation of APU comes along. Curiously (to me, at least) the temp seems to spike when the city states and barbarians are having their turn, and this spike appears to bottle neck the CPU function of the APU, as opposed to the GPU. So I'm thinking the best use of my limited upgrade budget at this point would be an OC capable CPU cooler as opposed to an A10-7850k. (not dis'ing the A10-7850k, its just that I can scrape $35 together much quicker than $175!)This is my first build, so I relate the above as best as I understand it. If there's flaw in my logic/ design just keep the feedback professional. Intel lovers don't be hating, I just can't afford your brand of love.

At this point in time, this CPU is now a generation old. AMD has released the new Kaveri core earlier this year.I built my PC with this chip and I am very happy with it. I put this on the Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 motherboard with a Coolermaster Gemini CPU cooling fan and 8GB of DDR3 1600 RAM. It is my everyday PC and the benchmarks are in-line with basic day-to-day tasks.On Geekbench 3, this CPU scored 2172 Single core and 3322 Multicore on the Windows 64bit benchmarks. It scored 2002 and 3140 on Windows 32bit benchmarks.I suppose the best indication of the usefulness of this CPU (its called an APU because it includes a video processor built into the chip) is that I recently ordered the A10-6800K (Richland) for another PC build.Speaking of it being an APU, it is a nice budget-saving feature because I did not have to buy a separate video card. You can, however, use a separate video card if you want to.Overall, you can't go wrong with this for an everyday computer.