Athlon PRO 300GE vs A8-5600K

Aggregate performance score

A8-5600K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.87
Athlon PRO 300GE
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.81
+50.3%

Athlon PRO 300GE outperforms A8-5600K by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Athlon PRO 300GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20051692
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)AMD Athlon
Power efficiency1.717.32
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Zen+ (2018−2019)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)30 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Athlon PRO 300GE 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cache128K (per core)192 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm12 nm
Die size246 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Athlon PRO 300GE 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Athlon PRO 300GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Athlon PRO 300GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Athlon PRO 300GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560DAMD Radeon RX Vega 3

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 1.87
Athlon PRO 300GE 2.81
+50.3%

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.

A8-5600K 2857
Athlon PRO 300GE 4308
+50.8%

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.

A8-5600K 427
Athlon PRO 300GE 938
+120%

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.

A8-5600K 1026
Athlon PRO 300GE 1912
+86.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.87 2.81
Integrated graphics card 1.19 2.98
Recency 2 October 2012 30 September 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 35 Watt

A8-5600K has 100% more physical cores.

Athlon PRO 300GE, on the other hand, has a 50.3% higher aggregate performance score, 150.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, a 166.7% more advanced lithography process, and 185.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon PRO 300GE is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.


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