AMD A8-5600K vs Intel Core i9-9920X

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD A8-5600K CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i9-9920X
AMD A8-5600K Intel Core i9-9920X

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD A8-5600K and the Intel Core i9-9920X and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD A8-5600K 4 core processor released in Q3/2012 with the Intel Core i9-9920X which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2018.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD A8-5000 (3) CPU group Intel Core i 9000X (8)
2 Generation 9
Trinity (Piledriver) Architecture Skylake X Refresh
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Core i9-7920X
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A8-5600K is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz (3.90 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i9-9920X clocks with 3.50 GHz (4.50 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
4 Cores 12
4 Threads 24
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? Yes
3.60 GHz Frequency 3.50 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 4.50 GHz
3.90 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.30 GHz

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon HD 7560D GPU no iGPU
0.76 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
4 GPU Generation --
32 nm Technology
2 Max. displays
4 Compute units --
256 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
11 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon HD 7560D GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD A8-5600K, while the Intel Core i9-9920X supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 85.4 GB/s enabled.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
DDR3-1866 Memory DDR4-2666
Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 85.4 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 19.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 44
-- PCIe Bandwidth 43.3 GB/s

Thermal Management

The AMD A8-5600K has a TDP of 100 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i9-9920X is 165 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 165 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 92 °C

Technical details

The AMD A8-5600K has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 32 nm. The cache of Intel Core i9-9920X is at 19.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

AMD A8-5600K Characteristic Intel Core i9-9920X
32 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FM2 Socket LGA 2066
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2012 Release date Q4/2018
95 $ Release price 1189 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5600K (43%)
Intel Core i9-9920X (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
AMD A8-5600K (11%)
Intel Core i9-9920X (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
501 (43%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
1174 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
1396 (11%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
12763 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
193 (42%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
455 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
611 (12%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
5179 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
2799 (11%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
25301 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
711 (11%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 3.50 GHz
6483 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
280 (12%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
2245 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
1459 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
10211 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
AMD Radeon HD 7560D @ 0.76 GHz
389 (100%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.30 GHz
138 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-5600K AMD A8-5600K
4C 4T @ 3.90 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i9-9920X Intel Core i9-9920X
12C 24T @ 4.50 GHz
197 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A8-5600K Intel Core i9-9920X
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