AMD A8-5600K vs AMD A8-6500

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket FM2 AMD Socket FM2
Process size 32 nm 32 nm
Transistors 1,178 million 1,178 million
Die size 246 mm² 246 mm²
Package µPGA µPGA
tCaseMax 74°C 71°C

Performance

Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo clock up to 3.9 GHz up to 4.1 GHz
Base clock 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 36.0x 35.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.475 V 1.475 V
TDP 100 W 65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status unknown unknown
Release date Oct 2nd, 2012 Jun 1st, 2013
Codename Trinity Richland
Generation A8 A8
Part AD560KWOA44HJAD560KWOHJBOX AD6500OKA44HL
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics Radeon HD 7560D Radeon HD 8570D

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 128K (per core)
Cache L2 1MB (per core) 1MB (per core)

Notes

Notes This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking.

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes Yes
AMD-V Yes Yes
AMD64 Yes Yes
CnQ Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes Yes

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