AMD A8-5600k APU Processor Review
Andy Ruffell / 12 years ago
PCMark 7
PCMark 7 provides a set of 7 suites for measuring different aspects of PC performance with a high degree of accuracy. Overall system performance is measured by the PCMark Suite. The Lightweight Suite measures the capabilities of entry level systems and mobility platforms unable to run the full PCMark suite. Common use performance is measured by the Entertainment, Creativity and Productivity scenario suites. Component performance is measured by the Computation and Storage hardware suites. The Storage suite is ideal for testing SSDs and external hard drives in addition to the system drive.
PCMark7 is probably the best test for a product like this, as it gives an all-round result showcasing CPU and GPU based performance, which is essentially what we find within an APU. The 5600k managed to storm ahead of the older Llano based APUs and the overclock to 4.4GHz saw this move forward by quite a large margin again.
