AMD A8-6500 Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can A8-6500 Run Need For Speed: Payback?

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.
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A8-6500 - 1080p - RTX 4070 Ti - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Core i3-4370
236.7
Core i3-4360
235.6
Core i3-4350
233.5
FX-4100
232.7
Core i3-4340
231.4
Core i3-4330
229.3
Core i3-6320
228.3
Core i3-6300
227.2
Athlon II X4 740
226.6
A8-5500B
226.6
Core i3-4170
226.2
Core i3-6100
226.2
A8-7670K
226
Core i3-4160
225.1
Core i3-6098P
225.1
A8-6500
224.9
A8-7650K
224.9
Core i3-4150
224
A8-6600K
223.8
A8-5600K
222.7
A8-7600
222.7
Pro A8-7600B
222.1
Core i3-4130
221.9
Athlon X4 845
221.6
Athlon X4 835
221.6
Athlon X4 840
221.5
Athlon II X4 860K
221.5
Athlon II X4 640
221.5
A8-5500
220.4
Core i3-3250
219.8
Athlon X4 740
219.3
Athlon X4 880K
219.3
Athlon X4 760K
219
Athlon II X4 760K
218.9
Core i3-3240
218.7
Core i3-3245
218.7
Athlon X4 750K
218.2
Core i3-3220
217.7
Core i3-3225
217.7
Athlon X4 870K
217.6
Athlon X4 860K
216.4
Athlon II X3 455
214.5
Athlon II X3 460
214.5
Athlon II X4 750K
213.7
Core i3-3210
211.9
Athlon II X4 620e
210.4
Athlon II X4 651K
210.4
Athlon II X4 651
210.4
A6-3670K
210.4
A6-3650
210.4
Athlon II X4 635
210.4
Athlon II X4 610e
210.4
Athlon II X4 641
210.4
A8-3850
210.4
Athlon II X4 645
210.4
A8-3870K
210.4
Athlon II X4 631
210.4
A6-3620
210.4
A6-3430MX
210.4
Core i3-540
210.2
Core i3-2105
210.2
Core i3-550
210.2
Core i3-560
210.2
Core i3-2100
210.2
Core i3-2120
210.2
Core i3-2102
210.2
Core i3-2125
210.2
Core i3-2130
210.2
Pentium G4520
209.4
Athlon II X2 280
209.4
Pentium G3470
209.4
Pentium G3450
208.3
Pentium G3258
208.3
Pentium G3460
208.3
Pentium G4500
207.3
Athlon II X2 370K
207.3
A6-6420K
207.3
Athlon X2 370K
207.3
Pentium G3250
207.3
A6-7470K
206.6
A6-6400K
205.9
Pentium G3260
205.8
Athlon X2 350
205.7
Pentium G870
205.6
A6-9500
205.4
A6-5400B
205.2
Pentium G3420
205.2
Pentium G3430
205.2
Pro A6-7400B
205.2
Pentium G3440
205.2
Pentium G4400
205.2
A6-7400K
205
Pentium G2130
204.4
Athlon X2 450
204.3
Athlon X2 340
204.2
Pentium G2140
204.2
Athlon II X3 420e
203.8
Athlon II X3 425e
203.8
Athlon II X3 440
203.8
Athlon II X3 445
203.8
Pentium G3240
203.1
Pentium G3220
202.1
Pentium G2120
200.1
Pentium G2030
200.1
Core i3-530
199.7
Athlon II X4 615e
199.2
Athlon II X4 638
199.2
A6-3600
199.2
Pentium G640
198.7
Pentium G2020
198
Pentium E5800
198
Pentium G645
197.5
Pentium E6800
194.9
Athlon II X2 255
194.9
Athlon II X2 260
194.9
Pentium E6700
194.9
Athlon II X2 250e
194.9
Athlon II X2 210e
194.9
Athlon II X2 220
194.9
Athlon II X2 265
194.9
Pentium G850
194.9
Pentium E6600
194.9
Athlon II X2 270
194.9
Pentium G840
194.9
Pentium G860
194.9
Athlon II X2 245e
194.9
Pentium G6960
194.9
Pentium G550
194.9
Athlon II X2 221
194.9
A6-5400K
194.4
Pentium G2010
194.1
Athlon II X3 405e
192.9
Athlon II X3 415e
192.9
Athlon II X3 450
192.9
A6-3500
192.9
Athlon II X2 340
191.9
Pentium G630
184.6
Pentium G620
184.6
Pentium E5700
184.6
Pentium G6951
184.6
Pentium E5500
184.6
Pentium G6950
184.6
E2-3200
174.2

The A8-6500 GPU ranks between the Core i3-6098P and A8-7650K in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.1% less powerful than the Core i3-6098P but still offers 0% more juice than the A8-7650K for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the A8-6500 leaves the Core i3-4340 in the dust with a comfortable 2.8% 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 0.8%. Once again, the A8-5500B gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Piledriver-based successor shows a ~0.8% 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 16th 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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