AMD A10-5700 vs A8-5600K

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AMD A8-5600K
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Games supported 76%

General info

Comparing A8-5600K and A10-5700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating16671685
Value for money3.690.28
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date26 September 2012 (10 years old)2 October 2012 (10 years old)
Current price$79 $117
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Technical specs

A8-5600K and A10-5700 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C71 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+no data

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and A10-5700 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFM2FM2
Thermal design power (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and A10-5700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and A10-5700. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7560D-

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A8-5600K 2.24
+2.8%
A10-5700 2.18
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  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

A8-5600K 2820
+2.8%
A10-5700 2744

A8-5600K outperforms A10-5700 by 3% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

A8-5600K 425
A10-5700 470
+10.6%

A10-5700 outperforms A8-5600K by 11% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

A8-5600K 987
A10-5700 1308
+32.5%

A10-5700 outperforms A8-5600K by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 2.24 2.18
Boost clock speed 3900 4000
Base clock speed 3600 3400
Thermal design power (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

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Competitors of A8-5600K by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to A8-5600K by Intel is Celeron G5905, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

Intel Celeron G5905 Celeron G5905
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to A8-5600K:

Core i7-930 102.68
Core i3-4350T 102.23
Core i3-4130T 102.23
A8-5600K 100
Core i7-920 99.11
Core i7-860S 99.11

Competitors of A10-5700 by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to A10-5700 by Intel is Pentium G4500, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 6 positions in our rating.

Intel Pentium G4500 Pentium G4500
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to A10-5700:

Core i7-920 101.83
Core i7-870S 101.38
Pentium G4500 100.46
A10-5700 100

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