AMD A8-6500 GRID 2 Benchmarks - Can A8-6500 Run GRID 2?

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 - GTX 1660 - GRID 2 Benchmarks

Core i3-4370
291.3
Core i3-4360
290.5
Core i3-4350
288.8
Core i3-4340
287.2
Core i3-4330
285.5
Core i3-6320
284.7
Core i3-6300
283.9
Core i3-6100
283
Core i3-4170
283
Core i3-6098P
282.2
Core i3-4160
282.2
Core i3-4150
281.4
Core i3-4130
279.7
FX-4100
278.9
Core i3-3250
278.1
Core i3-3240
277.2
Core i3-3245
277.2
Core i3-3225
276.4
Core i3-3220
276.4
A8-5500B
274.3
Athlon II X4 740
274.3
A8-7670K
273.9
Pentium G4520
273.9
Pentium G3470
273.9
Athlon II X2 280
273.9
A8-7650K
273.1
A8-6500
273.1
Pentium G3460
273.1
Pentium G3450
273.1
Pentium G3258
273.1
Athlon II X2 370K
272.2
Athlon X2 370K
272.2
A6-6420K
272.2
Pentium G3250
272.2
Pentium G4500
272.2
A8-6600K
272.2
Core i3-3210
271.8
A6-7470K
271.6
A8-7600
271.4
A8-5600K
271.4
A6-6400K
271.1
Pro A8-7600B
271
Pentium G3260
271
Athlon X2 350
271
Pentium G870
270.9
A6-9500
270.8
Core i3-540
270.6
Core i3-550
270.6
Core i3-560
270.6
Core i3-2100
270.6
Core i3-2120
270.6
Core i3-2102
270.6
A6-5400B
270.6
Core i3-2105
270.6
Core i3-2125
270.6
Core i3-2130
270.6
Athlon II X4 640
270.6
Pentium G3420
270.6
Pentium G3430
270.6
Pentium G3440
270.6
Pentium G4400
270.6
Athlon II X3 455
270.6
Athlon II X3 460
270.6
Athlon II X4 860K
270.6
Athlon X4 840
270.6
Athlon X4 845
270.6
Athlon X4 835
270.6
Pro A6-7400B
270.5
A6-7400K
270.4
Pentium G2130
270
Athlon X2 340
269.8
Pentium G2140
269.8
Athlon X2 450
269.8
A8-5500
269.8
Athlon X4 880K
268.9
Athlon X4 740
268.9
Pentium G3240
268.9
Athlon X4 760K
268.7
Athlon II X4 760K
268.6
Pentium G3220
268.1
Athlon X4 750K
268.1
Athlon X4 870K
267.7
Athlon X4 860K
266.8
Pentium G2030
266.4
Pentium G2120
266.4
Pentium G640
265.3
Athlon II X4 750K
264.8
Pentium G2020
264.8
Pentium E5800
264.8
Pentium G645
264.4
Athlon II X2 255
262.3
Pentium E6600
262.3
Pentium G840
262.3
Pentium G850
262.3
Athlon II X2 245e
262.3
Pentium G6960
262.3
Pentium G550
262.3
Athlon II X2 221
262.3
Athlon II X2 265
262.3
Core i3-530
262.3
Pentium E6800
262.3
Athlon II X2 210e
262.3
Athlon II X2 250e
262.3
Pentium E6700
262.3
Athlon II X2 260
262.3
Athlon II X2 220
262.3
Athlon II X2 270
262.3
Athlon II X3 440
262.3
Pentium G860
262.3
Athlon II X4 631
262.3
Athlon II X4 635
262.3
A6-3430MX
262.3
Athlon II X3 425e
262.3
Athlon II X4 620e
262.3
Athlon II X4 651K
262.3
Athlon II X4 651
262.3
Athlon II X4 641
262.3
A6-3620
262.3
A8-3870K
262.3
A8-3850
262.3
A6-3670K
262.3
A6-3650
262.3
Athlon II X4 645
262.3
Athlon II X3 420e
262.3
Athlon II X4 610e
262.3
Athlon II X3 445
262.3
A6-5400K
261.9
Pentium G2010
261.7
Athlon II X2 340
259.9
Pentium G6950
254
Pentium G630
254
Pentium E5500
254
Pentium G6951
254
Pentium E5700
254
Pentium G620
254
Athlon II X4 638
254
Athlon II X3 405e
254
Athlon II X4 615e
254
Athlon II X3 415e
254
Athlon II X3 450
254
A6-3500
254
A6-3600
254
E2-3200
245.7

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 4.9% 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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