A8-5600K vs Ryzen 5 5560U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5560U outperforms A8-5600K by a whopping 431% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5560U and A8-5600K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 794 | 2010 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Ryzen 5 | AMD A-Series (Desktop) |
| Power efficiency | 60.25 | 1.70 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021) | Trinity (2012−2013) |
| Release date | 1 December 2021 (2 years ago) | 2 October 2012 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5560U and A8-5600K 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 74 °C |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5560U and A8-5600K 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FP6 | FM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and A8-5600K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and A8-5600K are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and A8-5600K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4X-4267 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 7560D |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5560U and A8-5600K.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 9.55 | 1.80 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.98 | 1.18 |
| Recency | 1 December 2021 | 2 October 2012 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 100 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5560U has a 430.6% higher aggregate performance score, 67.8% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 5 5560U is our recommended choice as it beats the A8-5600K in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 5560U is a notebook processor while A8-5600K is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5560U and A8-5600K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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