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AMD Athlon II X4 559 vs A8-5600K APU

The AMD Athlon II X4 559 is newer than AMD A8-5600K APU, while AMD A8-5600K APU is around 9% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 1149 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 Athlon II X4 559×AMD A8-5600K APU+ ADD
Price Search Online $69.01 - BUY
Socket TypeNA2FM2
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.4 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,
TDPNA2100W
Yearly Running CostNA$18.25
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2013Q4 2012
# of Samples541095
CPU Value0.041.4
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1399(-2.0%)1428(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2602(-8.8%)2854(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 559
2,602
AMD A8-5600K APU
2,854
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X4 559
NA
AMD A8-5600K APU
41.4
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 559
1,399
AMD A8-5600K APU
1,428
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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 Athlon II X4 559 AMD A8-5600K APU
Max TDPNA100W
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.