Celeron 5205U vs A8-5600K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5600K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.80
+100%
Celeron 5205U
2019
2 cores / 2 threads, 15 Watt
0.90

A8-5600K outperforms Celeron 5205U by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20232547
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency1.705.67
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U 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)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.6 GHz1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache128K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB2 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U 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
SocketFM2FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon HD 7560D (760 MHz)Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data900 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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 1.80
+100%
Celeron 5205U 0.90

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 2854
+99.3%
Celeron 5205U 1432

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 424
+9.8%
Celeron 5205U 386

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 1016
+51.4%
Celeron 5205U 671

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 0.90
Integrated graphics card 1.19 5.58
Recency 2 October 2012 31 October 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt

A8-5600K has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron 5205U, on the other hand, has 368.9% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 7 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

The A8-5600K is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 5205U in performance tests.

Note that A8-5600K is a desktop processor while Celeron 5205U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A8-5600K and Celeron 5205U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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