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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?

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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: 40.88

Overall Rank: 2090

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
2821

Single Thread Rating: 1422
Samples: 1054*
*Margin for error: Low



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

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

Integer Math18,892 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math4,951 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,085 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption849.2 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression48,093 KBytes/Sec
Physics250 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,185 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,422 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of June 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD A8-5600K APU

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 26th of May 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of May 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 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,608
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,811
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,665
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,097
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,959
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 21,885
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,505
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,795
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 14,540
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,143
AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,821
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 195.04
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.65
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 133.33
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.87
Intel Core i7-12700K
 85.11
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 61.69
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 46.85
AMD A8-5600K APU
 40.88
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 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,203
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,056
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,845
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,820
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,718
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,945
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz
 2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
AMD A8-5600K APU
 1,422
Last 5 Baselines for AMD A8-5600K APU
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1828744 - May 28 2023
2925
BL1782521 - Mar 30 2023 [Excluded]
1456
BL1768134 - Mar 13 2023
3223
BL1754887 - Feb 25 2023
3134
BL1752660 - Feb 23 2023
2991
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD A8-5600K APU
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,821
AMD A10-5700 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,738 (-2.9%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,582 (-8.5%)
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,421 (-14.2%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,407 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i3-3245 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,337 (-17.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,585 (-8.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,480 (-12.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,443 (-13.4%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,307 (-18.2%)
Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,234 (-20.8%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 2,155 (-23.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs AMD A8-5600K APU
 3,387 (+20.1%)


Is the AMD A8-5600K APU Good for Gaming?
As of 1st of June 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,225
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,102
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,457
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,439
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,808
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,602
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
 7,193
Intel Core i9-13900T
 6,888
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
 6,797
Intel Core i7-13700K
 6,793
Intel Core i5-13600K
 6,773
Intel Core i5-13600KF
 6,735
AMD A8-5600K APU
 314