AMD A8-5600K vs AMD Athlon II Neo K145

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5600K and AMD Athlon II Neo K145 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
• 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
• Around 117% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1429 vs 592
• 9.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2863 vs 298

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K145

• 8.3x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5600K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II Neo K145

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1429 592
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2863 298

Compare specifications (specs)