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

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

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: 40.85

Overall Rank: 1859

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

Average CPU Mark

2819

Single Thread Rating: 1422
Samples: 1042*
*Margin for error: Low

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

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

Integer Math	19,059 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,976 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	842.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46.9 MBytes/Sec
Physics	249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,186 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,422 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of November 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 24th of November 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 24th of November 2022.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$69.01 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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	2022 Newest Pavilion Gaming Desktop, Intel Core i5-10400F Processor, GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD + 1TB HDD, Mouse and Keyboard, Wins11 Home with Nod 32 Antivirus	$869.99 (www.amazon.com)
	UM350 Mini PC 16 GB RAM 512 GB PCIe SSD AMD Ryzen 5 3550H Mini Computers with Windows 10, Win11 Upgradable Radeon Vega 8 Graphics, Dual-Band Wi-Fi, 4K HDMI/DP/USB-C Desktop Computer	$329.99 (www.amazon.com)
	AMD Quad Gaming Computer, Athlon X4 950 4x3.8GHz, 16GB DDR4, AMD Radeon RX 550 2GB GDDR5, 512 GB SSD, USB 3, 802.11AC WiFi & Win 11 Prof #6873	$333.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Mini PC Windows 11 Pro EliteMini HX90 AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Mini Computers 32 GB RAM 512 GB PCIe SSD, Support 2X 2.5 inch HDD, 2X HDMI / 2X DisplayPort, 1x 2.5G RJ45, 5X USB 3.0,1x USB-C, 2X MIC	$801.90 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC AMD Ryzen 7 4700U Up to 4.1GHz 8C/8T,SER4 16GB RAM 500GB SSD Graphics 7core 1600 MHz,M.2 SSD NVME 2280 Mini Computer WiFi 6E BT5.2,Dual Screen Display,Support 2.5 Inch HDD	$449.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,546
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,696
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,221
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,000
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,947
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,161
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,603
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,803
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,553
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,358
AMD A8-5600K APU		2,819

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		152.16
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		138.05
Intel Core i9-12900K		83.59
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		83.31
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		73.21
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		48.51
AMD A8-5600K APU		40.85
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		36.48
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 27th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,210
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,851
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,829
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,739
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,353
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,069
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,951
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,892
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD A8-5600K APU		1,422

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5600K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1678481 - Nov 24 2022		2880
BL1648745 - Oct 14 2022		2905
BL1645175 - Oct 09 2022		2996
BL1643018 - Oct 06 2022		2999
BL1643005 - Oct 06 2022		3020

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5600K APU
As of 27th of November 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5600K APU		2,819
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,745 (-2.6%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,565 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,405 (-14.7%)
Intel Core i3-3210 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,141 (-24.0%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		3,354 (+19.0%)
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		3,516 (+24.7%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		3,304 (+17.2%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		3,173 (+12.6%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,961 (+5.0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,580 (-8.5%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,430 (-13.8%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,310 (-18.1%)

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

Pricing History

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