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AMD A8-5600K vs AMD A4-5300

AMD A8-5600K

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The AMD A8-5600K is a desktop APU based on the Trinity architecture. The chip is produced ​​in a 32nm process and integrates 2 modules with 4 CPU cores clocked at 3.6 up to 3.9 GHz. Furthermore, the 5600K has a Radeon HD 7560D graphics unit and a DDR3-1866 memory controller. Due to the unlocked multiplier, the CPU can overclock very easily.

The CPU cores are based on a reworked Bulldozer architecture, called Piledriver. Although marketed as a quad-core processor, the A8-5600K includes only two modules with four integer-cores and two floating-point units in total. As a result, the CPU is not a true quad-core processor.

Depending on the benchmark, the CPU performance of the A8-5600K is slightly below the desktop Core i3-3220. The chip shows good performance on applications with high parallelization, whereas performance per thread is less impressive. For everyday tasks like office programs, multimedia applications or Internet surfing, the 5600K is suitable without restrictions; even demanding 3D games are possible if using dedicated graphics card.

The integrated DirectX 11-compatible Radeon HD 7560D offers only 256 shader cores (7660D: 384) and a clock rate of 760 MHz with no Turbo support. On average, the performance of the HD 7560D GPU is comparable to a dedicated notebook Radeon HD 6630M and somewhat faster than the HD Graphics 4000 as found on Intel’s Ivy Bridge platform.

The power consumption of the entire desktop APU is rated at 100 Watts.

AMD A4-5300

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The AMD A4-5300 (not to be confused with the Ryzen 3 5300U from 2021) is a low-end desktop APU based on the Trinity architecture. The chip is produced ​​on a 32 nm process and integrates 1 module with 2 CPU cores clocked at 3.4 GHz to 3.6 GHz. Furthermore, the 5300 has an integrated Radeon HD 7480D graphics unit and a DDR3-1600 dual-channel memory controller.

Architecture

The CPU core architecture is a redesegn of the Bulldozer architecture called Piledriver. Although marketed as a dual-core processor, the A4-5300 includes two integer cores but only one floating point unit in total. As a result, the CPU is not a true dual-core processor.

Performance

The average A4-5300 in our database is in the same league as the Intel Celeron N2940, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned, making the former a super-slow processor as of 2022.

Graphics

The integrated DirectX 11-compatible Radeon HD 7480D offers only 128 unified shaders (7660D: 384). The clock rate is 724 MHz with no Boost of any sort. On average, the performance of the HD 7480D GPU is somewhere between the HD Graphics 4000 and HD Graphics 2500 as found on Intel’s Ivy Bridge platform.

Power consumption

This A4 series chip consumes up to 65 W of power. This is in line with most other desktop CPUs, such as the Intel Core i5-6400.

ModelAMD A8-5600KAMD A4-5300
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD A-Series (Desktop)
CodenameTrinityTrinity
Series: A-Series (Desktop) Trinity
AMD A10-5800K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5600K « 3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A4-53003.4 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
AMD A10-5800K compare3.8 - 4.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A8-5600K3.6 - 3.9 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD A4-5300 « 3.4 - 3.6 GHz2 / 2 cores
Clock3600 - 3900 MHz3400 - 3600 MHz
L1 Cache192 KB160 KB
L2 Cache4 MB1 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 42 / 2
TDP100 Watt65 Watt
Transistors1303 Million
Technology32 nm32 nm
Die Size246 mm2
SocketFM2FM2
iGPUAMD Radeon HD 7560D (760 MHz)AMD Radeon HD 7480D (724 MHz)
Architecturex86x86
Announced
FeaturesDDR3-1600 RAM, PCIe 2, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4
Manufacturersubscriptions.amd.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
292 Points (2%)
107 Points (1%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
87 Points (26%)
67 Points (20%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
3.2 Points (4%)
1.5 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1 Points (24%)
0.9 Points (23%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
2941 Points (18%)
2734 Points (17%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
8838 Points (6%)
4345 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
12505 Points (9%)
5867 Points (4%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
3983 Points (5%)
3645 Points (4%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
529 s (6%)
1126 s (13%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
16.7 s (3%)
35.5 s (7%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
2449 Points (4%)
1347 Points (2%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
20.9 fps (7%)
9.6 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
102.4 fps (24%)
50 fps (12%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.2 GB/s (0%)
0.1 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
0.4 GB/s (6%)
0.2 GB/s (3%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
1.8 GB/s (5%)
0.8 GB/s (2%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
4295 Points (9%)
2284 Points (5%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
25.4 s (5%)
27.5 s (6%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
57.1 s (2%)
61.2 s (3%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1497 s (7%)
1566 s (7%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
12490 MIPS (6%)
22520 MIPS (11%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
8670 MFLOPS (7%)
15270 MFLOPS (12%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
10081 Points (9%)
4567 Points (4%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
3965 Points (11%)
1924 Points (5%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
35814 Points (29%)
17639 Points (14%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
2908 Points (7%)
1433 Points (4%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
4175 Points (7%)
1959 Points (3%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
4439 Points (36%)
4373 Points (35%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
4030 Points (37%)
3941 Points (36%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
8620 Points (17%)
4937 Points (10%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
6438 Points (13%)
3758 Points (8%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
6520 Points (17%)
4268 Points (11%)

Average Benchmarks AMD A8-5600K → 100% n=32

Average Benchmarks AMD A4-5300 → 73% n=32

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