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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?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


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 Size: L1: 320 KB, L2: 8.0 MB,

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 40.86

Overall Rank: 1953

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
2820

Single Thread Rating: 1421
Samples: 1053*
*Margin for error: Low



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

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

Integer Math18,889 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,951 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption848.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression47.0 MBytes/Sec
Physics249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,185 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,421 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of March 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of March 2023.
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 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,593
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,797
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,679
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,134
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,945
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,926
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,533
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,797
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,549
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,200
AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,820
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 189.33
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 143.45
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.67
Intel Core i9-12900K
 116.84
Intel Core i7-12700K
 85.08
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 51.05
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 45.76
AMD A8-5600K APU
 40.86
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,206
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,724
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
AMD A8-5600K APU
 1,421
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5600K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1768134 - Mar 13 2023
3223
BL1754887 - Feb 25 2023
3134
BL1752660 - Feb 23 2023
2991
BL1750418 - Feb 20 2023
2665
BL1737463 - Feb 04 2023
3068
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5600K APU
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,820
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,744 (-2.7%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,573 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,421 (-14.1%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,515 (+24.7%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,411 (+21.0%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,179 (+12.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,577 (-8.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,481 (-12.0%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,299 (-18.5%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,355 (+19.0%)
Intel Core i3-4160T @ 3.10GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,158 (+12.0%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,341 (-17.0%)


Is the AMD A8-5600K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,297
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,447
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,447
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,795
Intel Core i9-13900T
 7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,586
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
 7,143
Intel Core i9-13900F
 7,050
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
 6,758
Intel Core i7-13700K
 6,727
Intel Core i5-13600K
 6,692
Intel Core i7-13700KF
 6,631
AMD A8-5600K APU
 313