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

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 40.71

Overall Rank: 1821

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

Average CPU Mark

2809

Single Thread Rating: 1417
Samples: 1037*
*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	19,015 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	837.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	46.8 MBytes/Sec
Physics	249 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,182 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,417 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 28th of September 2022.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 22nd of September 2022

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of September 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!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Pavilion Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 5 4600G Processor 6-core with Radeon Graphics, 12 GB DDR4-3200 SDRAM, 512 GB HD - Windows 10 Home, Multi-Display Capable, 5.1 Surround Sound (TP01-1140)	$599.00 (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)
	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 5.1 \| HDMI/Display/USB-C \| RJ45 4X USB 3.0 Ports Small Form Factor	$349.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Newest HP AMD Ryzen 7 8GB Memory 256GB SSD Desktop Black Windows 10 Home M01-F1024	$619.88 (www.amazon.com)
	AMD A10-6800K 4.10 GHz Processor - Socket FM2 A10 6800K QC FM2 4MB 100W 4400 BOX BLACK EDITION APU Quad-core (4 Core)	$249.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 28th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,711
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,256
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,046
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,972
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		19,194
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,636
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,816
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,554
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,462
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		13,801
AMD A8-5600K APU		2,809

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 28th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		137.07
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		124.31
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		86.35
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		73.83
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		47.10
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		41.82
AMD A8-5600K APU		40.71
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		33.88
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 28th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,849
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,832
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,748
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,355
Intel Core i7-10700K @ 3.80GHz		3,070
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,953
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,894
Intel Core i7-8700K @ 3.70GHz		2,756
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,666
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,570
AMD A8-5600K APU		1,417

Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5600K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1635413 - Sep 24 2022		3019
BL1589414 - Jul 01 2022		3005
BL1582704 - Jun 18 2022		3030
BL1576514 - Jun 05 2022		2949
BL1571208 - May 25 2022		2783

Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5600K APU
As of 28th of September 2022 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5600K APU		2,809
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz		3,309
AMD A10-5700 APU		2,743
AMD A8-5500 APU		2,587
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		2,389
Intel Core i3-3210 @ 3.20GHz		2,126
AMD A10-7850K APU		3,364
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz		3,348
AMD A10-6800K APU		3,169
AMD A10-5800K APU		2,946
AMD Phenom II X4 965		2,569
AMD A8-3870K APU		2,344
Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz		2,225

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

Pricing History

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