AMD Athlon X2 450 Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Athlon X2 450 Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Entry-level Desktop processor released in 2014 with 2 cores and 2 threads. With base clock at 3.5GHz, max speed at 3.9GHz, and a 65W power rating. Athlon X2 450 is based on the Kaveri 28nm family and part of the Athlon X2 series.
Price 22.5%
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Athlon X2 450 - 1080p - R9 FURY - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

Core i3-8350K
81
Ryzen 3 1300X
81
Ryzen 3 1200
81
Core i3-8100
81
Core i3-4370
76.9
Core i3-4360
76.9
Core i3-4350
76.9
Core i3-7100
76.9
Core i3-7300
76.9
Core i3-7320
76.9
Core i3-7350K
76.9
FX-4100
59.6
Core i3-4340
58.9
Core i3-4330
58.5
Athlon II X4 740
58.4
A8-5500B
58.4
Core i3-6320
58.2
A8-7670K
58.2
A8-7650K
58
A8-6500
58
Core i3-6300
57.9
Athlon X4 970
57.7
A8-6600K
57.7
Core i3-6100
57.7
Core i3-4170
57.7
Core i3-4160
57.5
A8-7600
57.5
A8-5600K
57.5
Core i3-6098P
57.5
Pro A8-7600B
57.3
Core i3-4150
57.3
Athlon X4 950
57.2
A8-9600
57.2
Athlon X4 835
57.2
Athlon X4 845
57.2
Athlon X4 840
57.2
Athlon II X4 860K
57.2
A8-5500
57
Athlon X4 940
57
Core i3-4130
56.9
Athlon X4 880K
56.8
Athlon X4 740
56.8
Athlon X4 760K
56.7
Athlon II X4 760K
56.7
Athlon X4 750K
56.5
Athlon X4 870K
56.4
Core i3-3250
56.3
Core i3-3245
56.2
Core i3-3240
56.2
Athlon X4 860K
56.1
Core i3-3225
55.9
Core i3-3220
55.9
Athlon II X4 750K
55.6
Pentium G4620
55.5
Athlon II X3 460
55.4
Pentium G4600
55.2
Pentium G4560
55
A8-3870K
54.8
Athlon II X4 631
54.8
A6-3650
54.8
A6-3670K
54.8
A6-3620
54.8
A6-3430MX
54.8
Athlon II X4 620e
54.8
Athlon II X4 651K
54.8
Athlon II X4 651
54.8
Athlon II X4 641
54.8
A8-3850
54.8
Core i3-3210
54.7
Core i3-2130
54.3
Core i3-2100
54.3
Core i3-2105
54.3
Core i3-2120
54.3
Core i3-2102
54.3
Core i3-2125
54.3
Pentium G4520
53.9
Pentium G3470
53.9
Athlon II X2 280
53.9
Pentium G3460
53.7
Pentium G3450
53.7
Pentium G3258
53.7
A6-6420K
53.5
Athlon X2 370K
53.5
Pentium G4500
53.5
Athlon II X2 370K
53.5
Pentium G3250
53.5
A6-7470K
53.3
A6-9500
53.1
Athlon II X3 425e
53.1
Pentium G3260
53.1
A6-6400K
53.1
Athlon X2 350
53.1
Pentium G870
53.1
Pentium G3440
53
Pro A6-7400B
53
Pentium G3430
53
Pentium G3420
53
A6-5400B
53
Pentium G4400
53
Athlon X2 450
52.9
A6-7400K
52.9
Pentium G2130
52.9
Athlon X2 340
52.8
Pentium G2140
52.8
Pentium G3240
52.6
Athlon II X4 638
52.4
A6-3600
52.4
Pentium G3220
52.3
Pentium G2120
51.9
Pentium G2030
51.9
Pentium G640
51.7
Pentium E5800
51.5
Pentium G2020
51.5
Pentium G645
51.3
Pentium G840
50.8
Pentium G850
50.8
Athlon II X2 245e
50.8
Pentium G6960
50.8
Pentium G550
50.8
Athlon II X2 221
50.8
Athlon II X2 270
50.8
Pentium G860
50.8
A6-3500
50.8
A6-5400K
50.7
Pentium G2010
50.6
Athlon II X2 340
50.2
Pentium G630
48.6
Pentium G620
48.6
E2-3200
46.4

The Athlon X2 450 GPU ranks between the Pentium G4400 and A6-7400K in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0.2% less powerful than the Pentium G4400 but still offers 0% more juice than the A6-7400K for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Athlon X2 450 leaves the Core i3-4370 in the dust with a comfortable 31.2% lead in FPS. In the realm of virtual worlds, the Athlon X2 450 shows a stellar performance leap, outpacing the last-gen Athlon X2 350 by a whopping 0.4%. Once again, the Athlon X2 350 gets left behind in the pixel dust, as its Steamroller-based successor shows a ~0.4% speed boost in the latest game benchmarks. The Athlon X2 350 is a testament to how far behind the entry-level Richland-based GPUs lag compared to the new Steamroller lineup. With its performance, the Athlon X2 450 snags the 100th spot on the leaderboard. AMD's Athlon X2 450 may only have a slight edge over the Athlon X2 350, but it opens up a significant lead over the stock Core i3-4370 in gaming marathons. For casual gaming, the Athlon X2 450 holds the fort with its 2-cores and 2-threads, though it won't be breaking any high score records.

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