Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs A8-5600K
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 outperforms A8-5600K by a whopping 684% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing A8-5600K and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2023 | 521 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series (Desktop) | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | 1.70 | 47.66 |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024) |
| Release date | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
A8-5600K and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 54 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A8-5600K and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FM2 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon HD 7560D (760 MHz) | AMD Radeon 880M |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.80 | 14.11 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.19 | 20.07 |
| Recency | 2 October 2012 | 1 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 28 Watt |
A8-5600K has -75% more threads.
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 683.9% higher aggregate performance score, 1586.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 11 years, 100% more physical cores, a 700% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.
Note that A8-5600K is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5600K and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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