AMD A8-5500B Starcraft II Benchmarks - Can A8-5500B Run Starcraft II?

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. A8-5500B is based on the Trinity 32nm family and part of the A8 series.
Price 39.9%
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A8-5500B - 1080p - R9 FURY X - Starcraft II Benchmarks

Core i3-4370
197.3
Core i3-4360
196.6
FX-4100
196.1
Core i3-4350
195.2
Core i3-4340
193.6
Core i3-4330
192.1
A8-5500B
191.8
Athlon II X4 740
191.8
Core i3-6320
191.4
A8-7670K
191.4
Core i3-6300
190.6
A8-6500
190.6
A8-7650K
190.6
Core i3-6100
189.9
Core i3-4170
189.9
A8-6600K
189.8
Core i3-4160
189.1
A8-5600K
189
A8-7600
189
Pro A8-7600B
188.6
Core i3-4150
188.4
Athlon II X4 860K
188.3
Athlon X4 840
188.3
Athlon II X4 640
188.3
Athlon II X4 630
188.3
A8-5500
187.4
Core i3-4130
186.9
Athlon X4 740
186.7
Athlon X4 760K
186.4
Athlon II X4 760K
186.3
Athlon X4 750K
185.9
Core i3-3250
185.3
Athlon X4 860K
184.7
Core i3-3245
184.6
Core i3-3240
184.6
Core i3-3220
183.9
Core i3-3225
183.9
Athlon II X4 750K
182.7
Athlon II X3 455
182.3
Athlon II X3 460
182.3
Athlon II X4 645
180.3
A6-3620
180.3
A6-3430MX
180.3
Athlon II X4 610e
180.3
Athlon II X4 620e
180.3
Athlon II X4 651K
180.3
Athlon II X4 620
180.3
Athlon II X4 651
180.3
Athlon II X4 605e
180.3
Athlon II X4 635
180.3
Athlon II X4 641
180.3
Athlon II X4 631
180.3
A8-3870K
180.3
A8-3850
180.3
A6-3670K
180.3
A6-3650
180.3
Core i3-3210
179.7
Core i3-2120
178.7
Core i3-2105
178.7
Core i3-550
178.7
Core i3-2130
178.7
Core i3-2125
178.7
Core i3-2102
178.7
Core i3-2100
178.7
Core i3-560
178.7
Core i3-540
178.7
Athlon II X2 280
177.3
Pentium G4520
177.3
Pentium G3470
177.3
Pentium G3460
176.5
Pentium G3450
176.5
Pentium G3258
176.5
Athlon X2 370K
175.8
Pentium G4500
175.8
A6-6420K
175.8
Pentium G3250
175.8
Athlon II X2 370K
175.8
A6-6400K
174.8
Pentium G3260
174.7
Athlon X2 350
174.7
Athlon II X3 425
174.6
Pentium G870
174.6
Athlon II X3 420e
174.6
Athlon II X3 425e
174.6
Athlon II X3 445
174.6
Athlon II X3 440
174.6
Athlon II X3 435
174.6
Pentium G3430
174.4
Pentium G4400
174.4
Pentium G3420
174.4
Pentium G3440
174.4
A6-5400B
174.4
Pro A6-7400B
174.3
A6-7400K
174.2
Pentium G2130
173.8
Athlon X2 450
173.7
Pentium G2140
173.6
Athlon X2 340
173.6
Pentium G3240
172.9
Athlon II X4 638
172.5
A6-3600
172.5
Athlon II X4 615e
172.5
Athlon II X4 600e
172.5
Pentium G3220
172.2
Core i3-530
171.1
Pentium G2120
170.7
Pentium G2030
170.7
Pentium G640
169.8
Pentium G2020
169.3
Pentium E5800
169.3
Pentium G645
168.9
Athlon II X3 405e
167
Athlon II X3 450
167
A6-3500
167
Athlon II X3 400e
167
Pentium G860
167
Pentium E5300
167
Pentium E5400
167
Athlon II X2 245
167
Athlon II X2 215
167
Athlon II X2 235e
167
Athlon II X2 240e
167
Athlon II X2 255
167
Athlon II X2 220
167
Athlon II X2 221
167
Athlon II X2 270
167
Pentium G840
167
Pentium G850
167
Athlon II X2 245e
167
Pentium G6960
167
Pentium G550
167
Pentium E6600
167
Athlon II X2 260
167
Athlon II X2 265
167
Pentium E6800
167
Athlon II X2 210e
167
Athlon II X2 250e
167
Pentium E6700
167
Athlon II X3 415e
167
A6-5400K
166.7
Pentium G2010
166.5
Athlon II X2 340
165
Pentium G630
159.8
Pentium G620
159.8
Pentium E5700
159.8
Pentium G6951
159.8
Pentium E5500
159.8
Pentium G6950
159.8
Athlon II X2 240
159.8
Athlon II X2 250
159.8
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
159.8
Pentium E5200
159.8
Pentium E2200
159.8
E2-3200
152.4
Pentium E6500
152.4
Pentium E6300
152.4
Pentium E2220
152.4

The A8-5500B GPU ranks between the Core i3-4330 and Athlon II X4 740 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.2% less powerful than the Core i3-4330 but still offers 0% more juice than the Athlon II X4 740 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the A8-5500B leaves the Core i3-3250 in the dust with a comfortable 3.5% lead in FPS. With its performance, the A8-5500B snags the 7th spot on the leaderboard. All in all, the A8-5500B stands out as a top-tier performer with its 4 cores and 4 threads in the gaming benchmark arena.

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