AMD Athlon II X3 420e Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Athlon II X3 420e Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2010 with 3 cores and 3 threads. With base clock at 2.6GHz, max speed at 2.6GHz, and a 45W power rating. Athlon II X3 420e is based on the Rana 45nm family and part of the Athlon II X3 series.
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Athlon II X3 420e - 1080p - R9 FURY - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Core i3-4340
58.9
Core i3-4330
58.5
A8-5500B
58.4
Athlon II X4 740
58.4
A8-6500
58
A8-5500
57
Core i3-4130
56.9
Athlon X4 740
56.8
Core i3-3250
56.3
Core i3-3240
56.2
Core i3-3245
56.2
Core i3-3225
55.9
Core i3-3220
55.9
Athlon II X4 605e
54.8
Athlon II X4 620e
54.8
A6-3430MX
54.8
A6-3620
54.8
Athlon II X4 610e
54.8
Core i3-3210
54.7
Core i3-550
54.3
Core i3-2125
54.3
Core i3-2105
54.3
Core i3-2102
54.3
Core i3-2120
54.3
Core i3-2100
54.3
Core i3-560
54.3
Core i3-540
54.3
Core i3-2130
54.3
Athlon II X2 280
53.9
Athlon II X2 370K
53.5
Athlon X2 370K
53.5
A6-6420K
53.5
Athlon II X3 425e
53.1
Athlon II X3 420e
53.1
Pentium G870
53.1
Athlon X2 350
53.1
A6-6400K
53.1
A6-5400B
53
Pentium G3420
53
Pentium G3430
53
Pentium G2130
52.9
Athlon X2 340
52.8
Athlon II X4 638
52.4
Athlon II X4 615e
52.4
Athlon II X4 600e
52.4
A6-3600
52.4
Pentium G3220
52.3
Core i3-530
52.1
Pentium G2120
51.9
Pentium G2030
51.9
Pentium G640
51.7
Pentium G2020
51.5
Pentium E5800
51.5
Pentium G645
51.3
A6-3500
50.8
Athlon II X3 415e
50.8
Athlon II X3 405e
50.8
Athlon II X3 400e
50.8
Athlon II X2 255
50.8
Pentium E5300
50.8
Pentium E5400
50.8
Athlon II X2 245
50.8
Athlon II X2 215
50.8
Athlon II X2 235e
50.8
Athlon II X2 240e
50.8
Pentium G6960
50.8
Athlon II X2 220
50.8
Pentium E6600
50.8
Pentium G860
50.8
Athlon II X2 270
50.8
Pentium G840
50.8
Pentium G850
50.8
Athlon II X2 245e
50.8
Pentium G550
50.8
Athlon II X2 221
50.8
Athlon II X2 265
50.8
Pentium E6800
50.8
Athlon II X2 210e
50.8
Athlon II X2 250e
50.8
Pentium E6700
50.8
Athlon II X2 260
50.8
A6-5400K
50.7
Pentium G2010
50.6
Athlon II X2 340
50.2
Athlon II X2 240
48.6
Pentium E2200
48.6
Pentium E5200
48.6
Pentium Dual-Core E2210
48.6
Athlon II X2 250
48.6
Pentium E5500
48.6
Pentium G6950
48.6
Pentium E5700
48.6
Pentium G620
48.6
Pentium G630
48.6
Pentium G6951
48.6
E2-3200
46.4
Pentium E6500
46.4
Pentium E6300
46.4
Pentium E2220
46.4
Pentium Dual-Core E2200
44.1
Pentium Dual-Core E2180
44.1
Pentium E2180
44.1
Pentium Dual-Core E2220
44.1
Pentium E2160
44.1
Pentium E2140
41.9
Athlon X2 BE-2300
41.9
Athlon X2 BE-2350
41.9
Athlon X2 BE-2400
41.9
Pentium Dual-Core E2140
41.9
Pentium Dual-Core E2160
41.9

The Athlon II X3 420e GPU ranks between the Athlon II X3 425e and Pentium G870 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Athlon II X3 425e but still offers 0% more juice than the Pentium G870 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Athlon II X3 420e leaves the Core i3-540 in the dust with a comfortable 2.2% lead in FPS. It even outperforms the beefier Core i3-550, giving gamers more bang for their buck. Yet, the Athlon II X3 420e flexes its 3 cores effectively, outscoring the similarly-priced Core i3 models by 2.2% and even surpassing the more expensive Core i3-550 in gaming performance. With its performance, the Athlon II X3 420e snags the 34th spot on the leaderboard. In the gaming world, the Athlon II X3 420e GPU is your mid-tier warrior, wielding its 3-cores and 3-threads to deliver decent frame rates in most titles.

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