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

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 - Minecraft Benchmarks

Core i3-4370
291.5
Core i3-4360
290.8
Core i3-4350
289.3
Core i3-4340
287.8
Core i3-4330
286.2
Core i3-6320
285.5
Core i3-6300
284.7
Core i3-6100
284
Core i3-4170
284
Core i3-6098P
283.2
Core i3-4160
283.2
Core i3-4150
282.5
Core i3-4130
280.9
FX-4100
280.2
Core i3-3250
279.4
Core i3-3240
278.7
Core i3-3245
278.7
Core i3-3225
277.9
Core i3-3220
277.9
A8-5500B
276
Athlon II X4 740
276
A8-7670K
275.6
Pentium G4520
275.6
Pentium G3470
275.6
Athlon II X2 280
275.6
A8-7650K
274.9
A8-6500
274.9
Pentium G3460
274.9
Pentium G3450
274.9
Pentium G3258
274.9
Athlon II X2 370K
274.1
Athlon X2 370K
274.1
A6-6420K
274.1
Pentium G3250
274.1
Pentium G4500
274.1
A8-6600K
274.1
Core i3-3210
273.7
A6-7470K
273.6
A8-7600
273.4
A8-5600K
273.4
A6-6400K
273.1
Pro A8-7600B
273
Pentium G3260
273
Athlon X2 350
273
Pentium G870
272.9
A6-9500
272.8
Athlon X4 835
272.7
Athlon X4 845
272.7
Core i3-540
272.6
Core i3-550
272.6
Core i3-560
272.6
Core i3-2100
272.6
Core i3-2130
272.6
Core i3-2120
272.6
Core i3-2102
272.6
Core i3-2105
272.6
Core i3-2125
272.6
Athlon II X4 640
272.6
A6-5400B
272.6
Pentium G3420
272.6
Pentium G3430
272.6
Pro A6-7400B
272.6
Pentium G3440
272.6
Pentium G4400
272.6
Athlon II X3 455
272.6
Athlon II X3 460
272.6
Athlon II X4 860K
272.6
Athlon X4 840
272.6
A6-7400K
272.4
Pentium G2130
272
Athlon X2 340
271.9
Pentium G2140
271.9
Athlon X2 450
271.9
A8-5500
271.9
Athlon X4 880K
271.1
Athlon X4 740
271.1
Pentium G3240
271.1
Athlon X4 760K
270.9
Athlon II X4 760K
270.8
Pentium G3220
270.3
Athlon X4 750K
270.3
Athlon X4 870K
270
Athlon X4 860K
269.2
Pentium G2030
268.8
Pentium G2120
268.8
Pentium G640
267.8
Athlon II X4 750K
267.3
Pentium G2020
267.3
Pentium E5800
267.3
Pentium G645
266.9
Athlon II X2 255
265
Pentium E6600
265
Pentium G840
265
Pentium G850
265
Athlon II X2 245e
265
Pentium G6960
265
Pentium G550
265
Athlon II X2 221
265
Athlon II X2 265
265
Core i3-530
265
Pentium E6800
265
Athlon II X2 210e
265
Athlon II X2 250e
265
Pentium E6700
265
Athlon II X2 260
265
Athlon II X2 220
265
Athlon II X2 270
265
Athlon II X3 440
265
Pentium G860
265
Athlon II X4 631
265
Athlon II X4 635
265
A6-3430MX
265
Athlon II X3 425e
265
Athlon II X4 620e
265
Athlon II X4 651K
265
Athlon II X4 651
265
Athlon II X4 641
265
A6-3620
265
A8-3870K
265
A8-3850
265
A6-3670K
265
A6-3650
265
Athlon II X4 645
265
Athlon II X3 420e
265
Athlon II X4 610e
265
Athlon II X3 445
265
A6-5400K
264.7
Pentium G2010
264.5
Athlon II X2 340
262.9
Pentium G6950
257.5
Pentium G630
257.5
Pentium E5500
257.5
Pentium G6951
257.5
Pentium E5700
257.5
Pentium G620
257.5
Athlon II X4 638
257.5
Athlon II X3 405e
257.5
Athlon II X4 615e
257.5
Athlon II X3 415e
257.5
Athlon II X3 450
257.5
A6-3500
257.5
A6-3600
257.5
E2-3200
249.9

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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