Ryzen 5 5600X vs A8-5600K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5600K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.84
Ryzen 5 5600X
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
14.16
+670%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by a whopping 670% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Ryzen 5 5600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking1903473
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.6937.86
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Vermeer (Zen 3)
Release date26 September 2012 (11 years ago)8 October 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$299
Current price$52 $268 (0.9x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 5600X has 926% better value for money than A8-5600K.

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Ryzen 5 5600X 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache192 KB384 KB
L2 cache4 MB3 MB
L3 cache0 KB32 MB
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size246 mm22x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C95 °C
Number of transistors1303 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesYes

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Ryzen 5 5600X 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
SocketFM2AM4
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen 5 5600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen 5 5600X are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen 5 5600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 7560D-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen 5 5600X.

PCIe versionno data4.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark 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 1.84
Ryzen 5 5600X 14.16
+670%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 670% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


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: 68%

A8-5600K 2851
Ryzen 5 5600X 21906
+668%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 668% 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: 42%

A8-5600K 440
Ryzen 5 5600X 2093
+376%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 376% 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: 42%

A8-5600K 1058
Ryzen 5 5600X 8657
+718%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 718% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

A8-5600K 2941
Ryzen 5 5600X 6462
+120%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 120% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-5600K 8838
Ryzen 5 5600X 39331
+345%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 345% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

A8-5600K 4295
Ryzen 5 5600X 14576
+239%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 239% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

A8-5600K 16.7
Ryzen 5 5600X 3.89
+329%

A8-5600K outperforms Ryzen 5 5600X by 329% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

A8-5600K 3
Ryzen 5 5600X 22
+580%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 580% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-5600K 292
Ryzen 5 5600X 1968
+574%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 574% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

A8-5600K 87
Ryzen 5 5600X 254
+192%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 192% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R11.5 is an old benchmark by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version loads a single thread with ray tracing to render a glossy room full of crystal spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

A8-5600K 0.98
Ryzen 5 5600X 2.95
+201%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 201% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit single-core.

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5600K 1.8
Ryzen 5 5600X 10.7
+494%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 494% in TrueCrypt AES.

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5600K 2449
Ryzen 5 5600X 13282
+442%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 442% in WinRAR 4.0.

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5600K 21
Ryzen 5 5600X 117
+459%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 459% in x264 encoding pass 2.

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Benchmark coverage: 13%

A8-5600K 102
Ryzen 5 5600X 320
+213%

Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms A8-5600K by 213% in x264 encoding pass 1.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.84 14.16
Recency 26 September 2012 8 October 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 65 Watt

The Ryzen 5 5600X is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.


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