i5-2320 vs A8-5600K

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Aggregate performance score

A8-5600K
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.80
Core i5-2320
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
2.31
+28.3%

Core i5-2320 outperforms A8-5600K by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A8-5600K and Core i5-2320 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20231810
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.41
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Series (Desktop)no data
Power efficiency1.702.30
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date2 October 2012 (12 years ago)4 September 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

A8-5600K and Core i5-2320 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 speed3.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size246 mm2216 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,178 million1,160 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A8-5600K and Core i5-2320 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
SocketFM2LGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A8-5600K and Core i5-2320. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A8-5600K and Core i5-2320 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A8-5600K and Core i5-2320 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 Core i5-2320. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
AMD Radeon HD 7560D (760 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 2000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A8-5600K and Core i5-2320 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A8-5600K and Core i5-2320.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
i5-2320 2.31
+28.3%

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 2854
i5-2320 3677
+28.8%

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 424
i5-2320 538
+26.9%

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
i5-2320 1550
+52.6%

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

A8-5600K 3700
−380%
i5-2320 -1320

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.80 2.31
Integrated graphics card 1.19 0.55
Recency 2 October 2012 4 September 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt

A8-5600K has 116.4% faster integrated GPU, and an age advantage of 1 year.

i5-2320, on the other hand, has a 28.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 5.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-2320 is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.


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