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AMD FX-4300 Quad- vs A8-5600K APU

The AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core is newer than AMD A8-5600K APU and has comparable multi-threaded (CPU Mark) and single-thread rating. Both CPUs operates at simliar power levels (TDP). All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 3229 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core×AMD A8-5600K APU+ ADD
Price $15.98 - BUY $69.01 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3+FM2
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Turbo SpeedUp to 4.0 GHzUp to 3.9 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (in 2 physical modules)4 (in 4 physical modules)
CacheL1: 320KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 4MBL1: 320KB, L2: 8.0MB,
TDP95W100W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$18.25
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2012Q4 2012
# of Samples21331096
CPU Value186.641.3
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1479(0.0%)1426(-3.6%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2983(0.0%)2851(-4.4%)

CPU Mark Rating
As of 2nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
2,983
AMD A8-5600K APU
2,851
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 2nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
186.6
AMD A8-5600K APU
41.3
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
1,479
AMD A8-5600K APU
1,426
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core AMD A8-5600K APU
Max TDP95W100W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.