AMD A8-5600K CPU

Name: AMD A8-5600K
Brand: AMD
SKU: AD560KWOHJBOX
Rating: 4.7 (89 reviews)

AMD A8-5600K Quad-Core 3.6GHz Socket FM2 HD7560D 100W Boxed AD560KWOHJBOX

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Quad Core A8-Series APU Radeon HD7560D GPU Socket FM2 100W

Specifications Overview

Model	AD560KWOHJBOX
Release Date	September 2012 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	A-Series APU
Core Name	Trinity
Socket	FM2
Integrated Graphics	Radeon HD 7560D
CPU Cores	4
CPU Threads	4
CPU Clock Rate	3600 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate	-
TDP	100 W
CPU Cooler included	Yes
Manufacturing Process	32 nm

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Pros

Competitive pricing
GPU performances
Overclock capabilities

Cons

Low CPU performances compared to Intel's chip

AMD A8-5600K Performance comparison with similar Processors

(Higher is better)

AMD A8-5600K Performance

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

AMD A12-9800 [4C / 4T] (231st)		131%
Intel Core i5-2400 [4C / 4T] (232nd)		131%
AMD A10-9700 [4C / 4T] (233rd)		119%
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T [6C / 6T] (234th)		119%
Intel Xeon E5-2699 V4 [22C / 44T] (235th)		111%
AMD FX-6350 [6C / 6T] (236th)		109%
AMD FX-8350 [8C / 8T] (237th)		108%
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T [6C / 6T] (237th)		108%
AMD FX-8370 [8C / 8T] (239th)		105%
Intel Core i5-760 [4C / 4T] (239th)		105%
AMD FX-6300 [6C / 6T] (241st)		101%
AMD A8-5600K [4C / 4T] (242nd)		100%
AMD FX-8320 [8C / 8T] (243rd)		97%
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T [6C / 6T] (244th)		95%
AMD FX-8300 [8C / 8T] (245th)		93%
AMD A6-5400K [2C / 2T] (246th)		90%
AMD A6-3650 [4C / 4T] (247th)		75%
AMD A4-3300 [2C / 2T] (248th)		67%
AMD A8-7600 [4C / 4T] (249th)		53%
AMD Athlon 5350 [4C / 4T] (250th)		49%
AMD Athlon 5150 [4C / 4T] (251st)		38%

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AMD A8-5600K Workstation Performance

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-2500K [4C / 4T] (250th)		146%
AMD Athlon 3000G [2C / 4T] (251st)		145%
Intel Core i5-2400 [4C / 4T] (252nd)		141%
AMD FX-6300 [6C / 6T] (253rd)		139%
AMD Athlon 240GE [2C / 4T] (254th)		137%
Intel Pentium G4600 [2C / 4T] (255th)		137%
Intel Pentium G4560 [2C / 4T] (256th)		134%
AMD Athlon 220GE [2C / 4T] (257th)		131%
AMD A12-9800 [4C / 4T] (258th)		124%
AMD Athlon 200GE [2C / 4T] (259th)		124%
AMD A10-9700 [4C / 4T] (260th)		117%
Intel Core i5-760 [4C / 4T] (261st)		115%
AMD A8-7600 [4C / 4T] (262nd)		107%
AMD A8-5600K [4C / 4T] (263rd)		100%
AMD A6-3650 [4C / 4T] (264th)		88%
AMD Athlon II X4 620 [4C / 4T] (265th)		82%
AMD Athlon 5350 [4C / 4T] (266th)		54%
AMD A6-5400K [2C / 2T] (267th)		45%
AMD Athlon 5150 [4C / 4T] (268th)		42%
AMD A6-6400K [2C / 2T] (269th)		41%
AMD A4-3300 [2C / 2T] (270th)		37%

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Description

General information
Type	CPU / Microprocessor
Market segment	Desktop
Family	AMD A8-Series
Model number	A8-5600K
CPU part numbers	AD560KWOHJBOX is a boxed microprocessor
Frequency	3600 MHz
Turbo frequency	3900 MHz
Package	904-pin lidded micro-PGA package
Socket	Socket FM2
Size	1.57" x 1.57" / 4cm x 4cm
Estimated release date	October 2012

Architecture / Microarchitecture
Microarchitecture	Bulldozer (Piledriver)
Platform	Virgo
Processor core	Trinity
Manufacturing process	0.032 micron 1303 million transistors
Die size	246mm2
Data width	64 bit
The number of cores	4
The number of threads	4
Floating Point Unit	Integrated
Level 1 cache size	2 x 64 KB shared instruction caches 4 x 16 KB data caches
Level 2 cache size	4 MB
Multiprocessing	Uniprocessor
Features	MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4 SSE4a AES instructions Advanced Bit Manipulation Advanced Vector Extensions AVX 1.1 AMD64 technology Virtualization technology Enhanced Virus Protection Turbo Core 3.0 technology
Low power features	PowerNow!
On-chip peripherals	Dual-channel DDR3 memory controller PCI Express 2.0 HD graphics controller HD Media Accelerator

Electrical/Thermal parameters
Thermal Design Power	100 Watt

Notes on AMD AD560KWOA44HJ
The processor has unlocked clock multiplier Integrated Radeon HD 7560D GPU runs at 760 MHz and has 256 Radeon cores The fastest supported memory is DDR3-1866