AMD A8-5600K vs AMD Athlon II X4 615e

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5600K and AMD Athlon II X4 615e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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).

AMD A8-5600K

AMD Athlon II X4 615e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 56% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1428 vs 1037
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2854 vs 2000

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 September 2012 vs September 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1428 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2854 vs 2000

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 615e

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.2x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 100 Watt
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1539 vs 488
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4427 vs 1366

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1539 vs 488
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4427 vs 1366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5600K
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 615e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1428

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2854

2000

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

488

1539

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1366

4427

Name	AMD A8-5600K	AMD Athlon II X4 615e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1428	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2854	2000
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	488	1539
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1366	4427
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.39
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	11.539
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.45
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	807
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	6089
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	807
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	6089

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A8-5600K	AMD Athlon II X4 615e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Propus
Launch date	26 September 2012	September 2010
Place in performance rating	1749	1739
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$59
Price now		$59
Value for money (0-100)		14.48
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1303 Million	300 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	45 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)