AMD A8-5500 Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks - Can A8-5500 Run Need For Speed: Heat?

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2012 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.2GHz, max speed at 3.7GHz, and a 65W power rating. A8-5500 is based on the Trinity 32nm family and part of the A8 series.
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A8-5500 - 1080p - RX 5700 XT - Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks

Core i3-4370
78.5
Core i3-4360
78.3
Core i3-4350
77.9
Core i3-4340
77.4
Core i3-4330
77
Core i3-6320
76.7
Core i3-6300
76.5
Core i3-6100
76.3
Core i3-4170
76.3
Core i3-4160
76.1
Core i3-4150
75.9
Core i3-4130
75.4
FX-4100
75.2
Core i3-3250
75
Core i3-3245
74.7
Core i3-3240
74.7
Core i3-3225
74.5
Core i3-3220
74.5
Athlon II X4 740
73.9
A8-5500B
73.9
A8-7670K
73.8
Pentium G4520
73.8
Pentium G3470
73.8
Athlon II X2 280
73.8
A8-7650K
73.6
A8-6500
73.6
Pentium G3460
73.6
Pentium G3450
73.6
Pentium G3258
73.6
Athlon X2 370K
73.4
A6-6420K
73.4
A8-6600K
73.4
Athlon II X2 370K
73.4
Pentium G3250
73.4
Pentium G4500
73.4
Core i3-3210
73.3
A8-7600
73.2
A8-5600K
73.2
A6-6400K
73.1
Pro A8-7600B
73.1
Pentium G3260
73.1
Pentium G870
73
Athlon X2 350
73
Pentium G3420
72.9
Core i3-540
72.9
Core i3-550
72.9
Core i3-560
72.9
Core i3-2100
72.9
Core i3-2120
72.9
Core i3-2102
72.9
Core i3-2125
72.9
Core i3-2130
72.9
A6-5400B
72.9
Core i3-2105
72.9
Pentium G3430
72.9
A6-7400K
72.9
Pro A6-7400B
72.9
Pentium G3440
72.9
Pentium G4400
72.9
Athlon II X4 630
72.9
Athlon II X4 640
72.9
Athlon II X3 455
72.9
Athlon II X3 460
72.9
Athlon II X4 860K
72.9
Athlon X4 840
72.9
Pentium G2130
72.8
A8-5500
72.7
Pentium G2140
72.7
Athlon X2 450
72.7
Athlon X2 340
72.7
Athlon X4 740
72.5
Pentium G3240
72.5
Athlon II X4 760K
72.4
Athlon X4 760K
72.4
Athlon X4 750K
72.3
Pentium G3220
72.3
Athlon X4 860K
71.9
Pentium G2120
71.8
Pentium G2030
71.8
Pentium G640
71.5
Athlon II X4 750K
71.4
Pentium G2020
71.4
Pentium E5800
71.4
Pentium G645
71.3
Athlon II X2 250e
70.7
Pentium G850
70.7
Athlon II X2 245e
70.7
Pentium G6960
70.7
Pentium G550
70.7
Athlon II X2 221
70.7
Pentium E6600
70.7
Athlon II X2 265
70.7
Pentium E6800
70.7
Athlon II X2 220
70.7
Pentium E6700
70.7
Athlon II X2 260
70.7
Athlon II X2 270
70.7
Core i3-530
70.7
Athlon II X2 255
70.7
Athlon II X2 240e
70.7
Athlon II X2 235e
70.7
Athlon II X2 215
70.7
Athlon II X2 245
70.7
Pentium E5400
70.7
Pentium E5300
70.7
Pentium G840
70.7
Athlon II X2 210e
70.7
Pentium G860
70.7
A8-3850
70.7
A6-3620
70.7
A6-3430MX
70.7
Athlon II X3 425e
70.7
Athlon II X4 620e
70.7
Athlon II X4 651K
70.7
Athlon II X4 651
70.7
Athlon II X4 641
70.7
Athlon II X4 631
70.7
A8-3870K
70.7
A6-3670K
70.7
Athlon II X3 425
70.7
A6-3650
70.7
Athlon II X4 645
70.7
Athlon II X3 420e
70.7
Athlon II X4 610e
70.7
Athlon II X3 445
70.7
Athlon II X4 635
70.7
Athlon II X3 440
70.7
Athlon II X4 605e
70.7
Athlon II X3 435
70.7
Athlon II X4 620
70.7
A6-5400K
70.6
Pentium G2010
70.5
Athlon II X2 340
70.1
A6-3600
68.5
Pentium E5700
68.5
Pentium E2200
68.5
Pentium E5200
68.5
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
68.5
Athlon II X2 250
68.5
Athlon II X2 240
68.5
Pentium G6950
68.5
Pentium E5500
68.5
Athlon II X4 638
68.5
Pentium G6951
68.5
Pentium G620
68.5
Pentium G630
68.5
Athlon II X3 400e
68.5
Athlon II X4 600e
68.5
Athlon II X3 405e
68.5
Athlon II X4 615e
68.5
Athlon II X3 415e
68.5
Athlon II X3 450
68.5
A6-3500
68.5
E2-3200
66.2
Pentium E6500
66.2
Pentium E6300
66.2
Pentium E2220
66.2

The A8-5500 GPU ranks between the Pentium G2130 and Pentium G2140 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.1% less powerful than the Pentium G2130 but still offers 0% more juice than the Pentium G2140 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the A8-5500 leaves the Core i3-3250 in the dust with a comfortable 3.1% lead in FPS. With its performance, the A8-5500 snags the 67th spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the A8-5500 GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 4-cores and 4-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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