AMD A8-5600K vs AMD Phenom II X4 805

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-5600K and AMD Phenom II X4 805 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 Phenom II X4 805

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 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 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1428 vs 1017
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2854 vs 1959

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	26 September 2012 vs February 2009
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 1017
PassMark - CPU mark	2854 vs 1959

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 805

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1572 vs 488
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4456 vs 1366

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1572 vs 488
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4456 vs 1366

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-5600K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 805

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1428

1017

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2854

1959

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

488

1572

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1366

4456

Name	AMD A8-5600K	AMD Phenom II X4 805
PassMark - Single thread mark	1428	1017
PassMark - CPU mark	2854	1959
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	488	1572
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1366	4456
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 Phenom II X4 805
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Deneb
Launch date	26 September 2012	February 2009
Place in performance rating	1749	1729
Series	AMD A-Series (Desktop)
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$174
Price now		$173.99
Value for money (0-100)		5.07
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm	258 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	758 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
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	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)