AMD A8-5600K
Select processor 2
Select video card 1
Select video card 2
Overall score
star star star star star
Released
Q3/2012
AMD A8-5600K

Processor AMD A8-5600K, specifications and benchmarks

1185 place in the overall ranking CPUs!
AMD A8-5600K Processor is being reviewed, the release of which was held in Q3/2012. Here are all the AMD A8-5600K’s specifications and performance estimation in benchmark. We offer to study all the data and compare it with a competing model. The base clock frequency of the model is 3.60 GHz, total of cores is 4. The CPU supports DDR3-1866 and is installed in the motherboard on Socket FM2. The TDP for CPU is 100 W.

Specifications

Technical data
CPU family and group

General information about the processor AMD A8-5600K

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server
  • Family
  • Generation
    2
  • CPU group
    AMD A8-5000
  • Predecessor
    --
  • Successor
    --
CPU Technical specs

AMD A8-5600K Processor performance parameters, CPU capabilities

  • Frequency
    3.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    4
  • Turbo (4 Cores)
    3.90 GHz
  • Hyperthreading
    No
  • Overclocking
    Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal
  • A core
    --
  • B core
    --
  • C core
    --
IGPU

Built-in graphics chip characteristics

  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 7560D
  • GPU frequency
    0.76 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo
  • Execution units
    4
  • Shader
    256
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB
  • Max. displays
    2
  • Generation
    4
  • DirectX Version
    11
  • Technology
    32 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in support for video and image compression standards

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No
  • h264
    Decode
  • VP9
    No
  • VP8
    No
  • AV1
    No
  • AVC
    Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Technical characteristics of supported memory, PCI bus

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
  • ECC
    No
  • Memory channels
    2
  • PCIe version
  • PCIe lanes
Encryption

Hardware security technology

  • AES-NI
    Yes
Thermal Management
  • TDP (PL1)
    100 W
  • TDP up
    --
  • TDP (PL2)
    --
  • TDP down
    --
  • Tjunction max.
    --
* see below
Technologies and extensions

Technical capabilities of the processor, information

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L2-Cache
    --
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Trinity (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    32 nm
  • Socket
    FM2
  • Release date
    Q3/2012
  • Part Number
    --
Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A8-5600K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    534 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    467 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    769 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1133 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1152 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    919 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    622 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    661 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    442 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    537 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    28 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    920 place

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPU

Compare the scores of popular benchmarks AMD A8-5600K with other processors to understand the real speed of the CPU when processing content.

Tests include mathematical calculations, creation of 3D models, cryptocurrency mining, tests in single and multi-core modes.

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 SC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
197
195
195
193
AMD A8-5600K
Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 MC is a high load CPU test for long tasks on a desktop or notebook PC, using a multi-core and hyperthreading
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
4525
4525
4519
4513
AMD A8-5600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.02
1.01
1.01
1
AMD A8-5600K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
The iGPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene, based on CINEMA 4D
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
4396
4395
4361
4359
AMD A8-5600K

Synonyms

Similar processors in terms of performance.

Similar in technical data processors with AMD A8-5600K.

Intel Pentium G4500T View
Intel Celeron G3920 View
Intel Core i3-4150T View
AMD A10-7800 View
Intel Core i3-6100U View
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8c View
Intel Core m7-6Y75 View
Intel Xeon D-1527 View

*

PL1 - Amount of heat in watts generated by the processor (or GPU) during normal operation.

PL2 - on overclocking

The values are used to select the optimal cooling system and power supply.

Rate the processor
AMD A8-5600K

Latest comparisons