AMD FX-6130 vs AMD A8-5600K

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6130 and AMD A8-5600K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6130

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4353 vs 2854
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
L1 cache 288 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache 6144 KB vs 4096 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 4353 vs 2854

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-5600K

  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1428 vs 1390
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1428 vs 1390

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6130
CPU 2: AMD A8-5600K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1390
1428
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4353
2854
Name AMD FX-6130 AMD A8-5600K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1390 1428
PassMark - CPU mark 4353 2854
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 488
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1366
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 FX-6130 AMD A8-5600K

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Trinity
Launch date October 2012 26 September 2012
Place in performance rating 1756 1749
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Series AMD A-Series (Desktop)

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 315 mm 246 mm
L1 cache 288 KB 192 KB
L2 cache 6144 KB 4096 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Transistor count 1200 million 1303 Million
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 74 °C
Number of threads 4

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ FM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 100 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)