AMD A8-6500 Doom Benchmarks - Can A8-6500 Run Doom?

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2013 with 4 cores and 4 threads. With base clock at 3.5GHz, max speed at 4.1GHz, and a 65W power rating. A8-6500 is based on the Richland 32nm family and part of the A8 series.
Price 39.3%
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A8-6500 - 1080p - R9 285 - Doom Benchmarks

Core i3-4370
84
Core i3-4350
84
Core i3-4360
84
Core i3-4340
69.5
Core i3-4330
69.2
Core i3-6320
69
Core i3-6300
68.8
Core i3-6100
68.6
Core i3-4170
68.6
Core i3-6098P
68.4
Core i3-4160
68.4
Core i3-4150
68.3
Core i3-4130
67.9
FX-4100
67.7
Core i3-3250
67.5
Core i3-3240
67.3
Core i3-3245
67.3
Core i3-3220
67.2
Core i3-3225
67.2
A8-5500B
66.7
Athlon II X4 740
66.7
A8-7670K
66.6
Pentium G4520
66.6
Pentium G3470
66.6
Athlon II X2 280
66.6
A8-7650K
66.4
A8-6500
66.4
Pentium G3460
66.4
Pentium G3450
66.4
Pentium G3258
66.4
Core i3-3210
66.2
A6-6420K
66.2
Athlon X2 370K
66.2
Athlon II X2 370K
66.2
Pentium G4500
66.2
A8-6600K
66.2
Pentium G3250
66.2
A8-7600
66.1
A8-5600K
66.1
A6-7470K
66.1
Pro A8-7600B
66
Pentium G3260
66
Athlon X2 350
66
A6-6400K
66
Core i3-2102
65.9
Core i3-2130
65.9
Core i3-2125
65.9
Core i3-2105
65.9
Core i3-540
65.9
Core i3-2120
65.9
Core i3-2100
65.9
Core i3-560
65.9
Core i3-550
65.9
A6-5400B
65.9
Pentium G870
65.9
Pentium G4400
65.9
Pentium G3420
65.9
Pentium G3430
65.9
Pro A6-7400B
65.9
Pentium G3440
65.9
A6-9500
65.9
Athlon II X4 640
65.9
Athlon II X3 455
65.9
Athlon II X3 460
65.9
Athlon II X4 860K
65.9
Athlon X4 840
65.9
Athlon X4 845
65.9
Athlon X4 835
65.9
A6-7400K
65.8
Athlon X2 340
65.7
Pentium G2130
65.7
Athlon X2 450
65.7
Pentium G2140
65.7
A8-5500
65.7
Athlon X4 880K
65.5
Athlon X4 760K
65.5
Athlon X4 740
65.5
Pentium G3240
65.5
Athlon II X4 760K
65.4
Pentium G3220
65.3
Athlon X4 750K
65.3
Athlon X4 870K
65.2
Athlon X4 860K
65
Pentium G2030
65
Pentium G2120
65
Pentium G640
64.7
Athlon II X4 750K
64.6
Pentium G2020
64.6
Pentium E5800
64.6
Pentium G645
64.5
Athlon II X2 255
64.1
Pentium E6600
64.1
Pentium G840
64.1
Pentium G850
64.1
Athlon II X2 245e
64.1
Pentium G6960
64.1
Pentium G550
64.1
Athlon II X2 221
64.1
Athlon II X2 265
64.1
Core i3-530
64.1
Pentium E6800
64.1
Athlon II X2 210e
64.1
Athlon II X2 250e
64.1
Pentium E6700
64.1
Athlon II X2 260
64.1
Athlon II X2 220
64.1
Athlon II X2 270
64.1
Athlon II X3 440
64.1
Pentium G860
64.1
Athlon II X4 631
64.1
Athlon II X4 635
64.1
A6-3430MX
64.1
Athlon II X3 425e
64.1
Athlon II X4 620e
64.1
Athlon II X4 651K
64.1
Athlon II X4 651
64.1
Athlon II X4 641
64.1
A6-3620
64.1
A8-3870K
64.1
A8-3850
64.1
A6-3670K
64.1
A6-3650
64.1
Athlon II X4 645
64.1
Athlon II X3 420e
64.1
Athlon II X4 610e
64.1
Athlon II X3 445
64.1
A6-5400K
64
Pentium G2010
63.9
Athlon II X2 340
63.5
Pentium G6950
62.2
Pentium G630
62.2
Pentium E5500
62.2
Pentium G6951
62.2
Pentium E5700
62.2
Pentium G620
62.2
Athlon II X4 638
62.2
Athlon II X3 405e
62.2
Athlon II X4 615e
62.2
Athlon II X3 415e
62.2
Athlon II X3 450
62.2
A6-3500
62.2
A6-3600
62.2
E2-3200
60.4

The A8-6500 GPU ranks between the A8-7650K and Pentium G3460 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the A8-7650K but still offers 0% more juice than the Pentium G3460 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the A8-6500 leaves the Core i3-4340 in the dust with a comfortable 4.5% lead in FPS. In the realm of virtual worlds, the A8-6500 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen A8-5500B by a whopping 0.4%. Once again, the A8-5500B gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Piledriver-based successor shows a ~0.4% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The A8-5500B is a testament to how far behind the entry-level Trinity-based GPUs lag compared to the new Piledriver lineup. With its performance, the A8-6500 snags the 27th spot on the leaderboard. AMD's A8-6500 may only have a slight edge over the A8-5500B, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock Core i3-4340 in gaming marathons. All in all, the A8-6500 stands out as a top-tier performer with its 4 cores and 4 threads in the gaming benchmark arena.

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