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AMD A8-5600K APU

Price and performance details for the AMD A8-5600K APU can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD A8-5600K APU Good for Gaming?

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AMD A8-5600K APU

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FM2

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 100 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2048 KB

Other names: AMD A8-5600K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 41.24

Overall Rank: 2373

Last Price Change: $69.01 USD (2022-08-25)

Average CPU Mark
rating
2846

Single Thread Rating: 1429
Samples: 1085*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,517
Thread: 1,385

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD A8-5600K APU

Integer Math18,892 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,965 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,060 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption865.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression48,184 KBytes/Sec
Physics251 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,202 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,429 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of April 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$69.01 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,348
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,363
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,652
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,016
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,911
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,428
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,183
AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,846
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.62
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.18
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.72
AMD A8-5600K APU
 41.24
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,568
AMD A8-5600K APU
 1,429
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5600K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2073929 - Apr 09 2024
3464
BL2062563 - Mar 27 2024
2981
BL2056048 - Mar 19 2024
3310
BL2044818 - Mar 07 2024
3081
BL2029807 - Feb 20 2024
3160
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5600K APU
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,846
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,733 (-4.0%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,596 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,435 (-14.4%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,416 (+20.0%)
Intel Core i3-3245 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,379 (-16.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,618 (-8.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,508 (-11.9%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,469 (-13.2%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,301 (-19.1%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,239 (-21.3%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,165 (-23.9%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,399 (+19.4%)

Is the AMD A8-5600K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS
 9,626
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,257
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,071
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,569
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,404
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,173
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 7,992
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,795
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
 7,573
Intel Core i7-14700K
 7,533
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,532
AMD A8-5600K APU
 315