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AMD A8-5600K vs AMD Ryzen 7 5700X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2012
AMD A8-5600K
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2022-04-04
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

What's the best choice AMD A8-5600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5700X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD A8-5600K has a base frequency of 3.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q3/2012.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X has a base frequency of 3.4 GHz. 8 / 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in 2022-04-04.

Differences

AMD A8-5600K Reasons to consider
AMD A8-5600K
Report a bug
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 6% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    495 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    433 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    754 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    960 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    923 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    870 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    622 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    655 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    574 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    529 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    35 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    740 place
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    77 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 18 % higher specified turbo frequency

    4.6 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 5700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    83 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    87 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    61 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    82 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    20 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    96 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    108 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    120 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    75 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD A8-5000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Form Factor
    - left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Series
    - left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.6 GHz left arrow 3.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 8
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 16
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.9 GHz left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3.9 GHz left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 8x
  • Max. Boost Clock
    - left arrow 4.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.2 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    4 left arrow -
  • Generation
    4 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    760 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 7560D left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Max. displays
    2 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow -
  • Shader
    256 left arrow -
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 5700X and AMD A8-5600K. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 51.2 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    - left arrow 3200
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A8-5600K and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    100 W left arrow 65 W
  • Default TDP
    - left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A8-5600K and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Trinity (Piledriver) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow 32 MB
  • Release date
    Q3/2012 left arrow 2022-04-04
  • Socket
    FM2 left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Codename
    - left arrow Vermeer
  • Documents
    - left arrow Technical data sheet
  • L1-Cache
    - left arrow 0.5 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    - left arrow 100-000000926
  • Operating systems
    - left arrow Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition / Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition / RHEL x86 64-Bit / Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
  • Thermal Solution (PIB)
    - left arrow Not Included

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD A8-5600K

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

More results: 10

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / linux

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 7693.313741 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.26.0 / 1M / 16 threads / linux
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Linux x86_64
Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. / B550M DS3H AC
Duration: 129.983 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD A8-5600K and AMD Ryzen 7 5700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

193.000000
AMD A8-5600K
588.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

611.000000
AMD A8-5600K
5330.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

280.000000
AMD A8-5600K
2307.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

501.000000
AMD A8-5600K
1634.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1396.000000
AMD A8-5600K
10179.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

4359.000000
AMD A8-5600K
27411.000000
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X

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