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.

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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 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: 40.73

Overall Rank: 1914

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

Average CPU Mark

2811

Single Thread Rating: 1419
Samples: 1049*
*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	18,927 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,957 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	842.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46.8 MBytes/Sec
Physics	249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,180 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,419 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.
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

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Acer Aspire TC-895-UA92 Desktop, 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10400 6-Core Processor, 12GB 2666MHz DDR4, 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD, 8X DVD, 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6, USB 3.2 Type C, Windows 10 Home	$598.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink Mini PC,AMD Ryzen 5 5600H(6C/12T,up to 4.2 GHz),Mini Computer 16GB DDR4 RAM/500GB M.2 2280 NVME SSD Graphics 7 core 1800 MHz Wifi6E/BT5.2/HDMI+Type-C,Support 2.5 Inch HDD	$439.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Beelink SER6 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H (6nm,8C/16T) up to 4.7GHz,AMD Radeon 680M 12Core 2.2Ghz, 32G DDR5 4800Mhz+500G M.2 pcle4.0 SSD,4K@60Hz Triple Display,WiFi6/BT5.2/LAN 2.5G/ Mini Game Computers	$618.00 (www.amazon.com)
	COOFUN Mini PC AMD Ryzen 7 3750H UM700 \| 16 GB RAM 256 GB PCIe SSD Mini Desktop Computer \| Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics \| Dual WiFi BT 4.2 \| HDMI/Display/USB-C \| RJ45 4X USB 3.0 Ports Small Form Factor	$349.99 (www.amazon.com)
	goodtico G1 Mini PC Core i9 9880H, 8Cores 16Threads 2.3GHZ(Up to 4.8GHZ),Nvidia GTX1650 4G Graphics Gaming Desktop Computer,32G Ram 1TB Nvme SSD WiFi 6 BT 5.2,Pre-Install Windows 11 Pro	$1229.99 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,590
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,760
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,689
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,158
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,954
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,931
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,561
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,556
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,265
AMD A8-5600K APU		2,811

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		172.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.11
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		114.02
Intel Core i9-12900K		100.70
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.99
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		42.34
AMD A8-5600K APU		40.73
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
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 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,060
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,825
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,731
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
AMD A8-5600K APU		1,419

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5600K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1737463 - Feb 04 2023		3068
BL1736764 - Feb 04 2023		2350
BL1732217 - Jan 29 2023		2984
BL1723075 - Jan 17 2023		2726
BL1721167 - Jan 15 2023		2555

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5600K APU
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5600K APU		2,811
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,746 (-2.3%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,567 (-8.7%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,417 (-14.0%)
Intel Core i3-3210 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,176 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		3,359 (+19.5%)
Intel Pentium G4560 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		3,512 (+24.9%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		3,305 (+17.6%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,962 (+5.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,584 (-8.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,434 (-13.4%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,320 (-17.5%)
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU		2,242 (-20.2%)

Is the AMD A8-5600K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 9th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,442
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,286
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,810
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,559
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,707
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,697
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,662
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,609
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,445
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,438
AMD A8-5600K APU		313

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

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