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AMD Phenom II X4 977 vs A8-5600K APU

The AMD Phenom II X4 977 is newer than AMD A8-5600K APU, while AMD A8-5600K APU is around 17% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 1091 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.
×AMD Phenom II X4 977×AMD A8-5600K APU+ ADD
Price Search Online $69.01 - BUY
Socket TypeNA2FM2
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 3.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)4 (in 4 physical modules)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 6MBL1: 320KB, L2: 8.0MB,
TDP95W100W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$18.25
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2012Q4 2012
# of Samples11090
CPU Value0.041.4
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1368(-4.4%)1430(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2377(-16.8%)2857(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 9th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 977
2,377
AMD A8-5600K APU
2,857
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 9th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X4 977
NA
AMD A8-5600K APU
41.4
CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 977
1,368
AMD A8-5600K APU
1,430
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II X4 977 AMD A8-5600K APU
Max TDP95W100W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.