CPU · Aetheron

Aetheron ZX-5600

Mature productReleased 2022MPN AET-ZX5600GTIN 0900000000016

Aetheron ZX-5600 is a 6-core, 12-thread ZX4 processor with a 4.4 GHz boost clock and a 88 W peak package draw. It carries a gaming index of 62 and a multi-thread index of 45 on the demo scale, and requires DDR4 memory.

Best for

  • Mainstream gaming at 1440p and above, where the graphics card does the work
  • Builds that spend the budget on the graphics card instead

Main trade-offs

  • The bundled cooler keeps cost down but limits sustained clocks
  • No integrated graphics, so a discrete card is mandatory for display output

Lowest sample total

$105

Sample data

Across 3 demo retailer offers including shipping. 4.5% below the sample-window median.

Offers
3

3 in stock

Updated
Jul 28, 2026

Data version qgem5pedi9m3

Retailer offers

Retailer offers

Ranked by delivered total, stock and data freshness. Commission never affects this order.

Sample data
Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes.
RetailerPriceShippingTotalAvailabilityOpen retailer
Atlas ComponentsBest totalNo affiliate linkSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago$104.99Free$104.99In stockGo to store
Nordic PartsAffiliate partnerSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago$111.99Free$111.99In stockGo to store
BitForge SupplyAffiliate partnerSample feed14-day returns · observed 4 d ago$115.99$4.99$120.98In stockGo to store

Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes. We are not the seller and take no payment. How offers are verified.

Price history

Lowest observed sample total per observation date, 9 points.

Sample data
Lowest
$105
Highest
$115
Median
$110
Current best
$105

Dashed line marks the median of the sample window. All values are illustrative fixture data.

Normalized specifications

Canonical values after unit normalization. Fields used by the compatibility engine are marked.

Socketcompat
ZX4
Cores
6
Threads
12
Base clock
3.5 GHz
Boost clock
4.4 GHz
TDP
65 W
Peak package power
88 W
Memory supportcompat
DDR4
Rated memory speed
3200 MT/s
Integrated graphics
No
Cooler in box
Yes
Gaming index (demo scale 0–100)
62
Multi-thread index (demo scale 0–100)
45
Launch year
2022

Gaming index against the rest of the catalog

The demo model treats gaming index 100 as a 240 fps frame-rate ceiling. This processor caps at roughly 149 fps before the graphics card becomes the limit.

  • Aetheron ZX-7800X3V95 index
  • Volterra LG-14900K92 index
  • Aetheron ZX-7950X88 index
  • Volterra LG-14600K85 index
  • Aetheron ZX-7600X82 index
  • Volterra LG-12400F64 index
  • Aetheron ZX-560062 index

The index is a property of the demo dataset, not a measured benchmark. Direct frame-rate measurements in this catalog vary the graphics card on a fixed processor bench.

Compatibility

Every pairing below was evaluated by the same rule engine the builder uses.

  • Motherboard

    1 of 9 compatible

    Works with Halcyon AX560 Anvil.

    Aetheron ZX-5600 uses socket ZX4 but Halcyon AX650 Pulse provides socket ZX5.

    Aetheron ZX-5600 uses socket ZX4 but Halcyon AX670E Forge provides socket ZX5.

    Aetheron ZX-5600 uses socket ZX4 but Halcyon VZ890 Vector provides socket LG2100.

  • CPU cooler

    6 of 6 compatible

    Works with Frostline AquaCore 240, Frostline AquaCore 360, Northwind LowLine L2 and 3 more.

Provenance

Every canonical value carries the source it came from, when it was retrieved and how confident we are.

FieldSourceRetrievedConfidence
baseClockGhzManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
boostClockGhzManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
coolerIncludedManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
coresManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
gamingIndexManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
integratedGraphicsManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
launchYearManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
maxMemoryMtsManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
memoryGenerationManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
multiThreadIndexManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
peakPowerWManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
socketManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
tdpWManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
threadsManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%

Demo product

Aetheron ZX-5600 is a fictional model created for this demonstration catalog. Its specifications are internally consistent so the compatibility and scoring engines can be exercised, but it does not describe a real product.