Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 vs A8-5600K

Place in the ranking	2008	2810
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)	2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Power efficiency	1.70	0.49
Architecture codename	Trinity (2012−2013)	Toledo (2006)
Release date	2 October 2012 (12 years ago)	no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	no data	1000 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	90 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	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 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	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	110 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) FX-60. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 7560D

no data

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 1.83
+216%

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 0.58

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.

A8-5600K 4295
+119%

Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 1960

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.83	0.58
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	90 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	110 Watt

A8-5600K has a 215.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 181.3% more advanced lithography process, and 10% lower power consumption.

The A8-5600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 FX-60 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5600K and Athlon 64 X2 FX-60, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.