A8-8600P vs A10-5800K

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Aggregate performance score

A10-5800K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
+20.6%
A8-8600P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.55

A10-5800K outperforms A8-8600P by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A10-5800K and A8-8600P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking19952129
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Carrizo
Power efficiency1.774.19
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Carrizo (2015−2018)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)3 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-5800K and A8-8600P 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 speed3.8 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A10-5800K and A8-8600P 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 configuration1no data
SocketFM2FP4
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt12-35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-5800K and A8-8600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataHSA 1.0
AES-NI-+
FMA-FMA4
AVX-AVX
FRTC-+
FreeSync-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-5800K and A8-8600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-5800K and A8-8600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-2133
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7660D (800 MHz)AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-5800K and A8-8600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-5800K and A8-8600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-5800K and A8-8600P.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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.

A10-5800K 1.87
+20.6%
A8-8600P 1.55

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.

A10-5800K 2963
+20.3%
A8-8600P 2464

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.

A10-5800K 451
+25.3%
A8-8600P 360

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.

A10-5800K 1094
+8.6%
A8-8600P 1007

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 1.55
Recency 2 October 2012 3 June 2015
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 12 Watt

A10-5800K has a 20.6% higher aggregate performance score.

A8-8600P, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The A10-5800K is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-8600P in performance tests.

Note that A10-5800K is a desktop processor while A8-8600P is a notebook one.


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