AMD Phenom II X2 521 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation Benchmarks - Can Phenom II X2 521 Run Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2011 with 2 cores and 2 threads. With base clock at 3.5GHz, max speed at 3.5GHz, and a 65W power rating. Phenom II X2 521 is based on the Regor 45nm family and part of the Phenom II X2 series.
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Phenom II X2 521 - 1080p - GT 1030 - Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation Benchmarks

FX-6300
23
Core i5-3350P
21.6
Core i5-4690K
21.6
Core i5-2450P
21.6
Core i5-2550K
21.6
Core i5-2380P
21.6
Core i5-3550
21.6
Core i5-3450
21.6
Core i5-3570K
21.6
Core i5-3475S
21.6
Core i5-3570
21.6
Core i5-3330
21.6
Core i5-3470
21.6
Core i5-3335S
21.6
Core i5-3340
21.6
Core i5-4690S
21.6
Core i5-4690
21.6
Core i5-4440
21.6
Core i5-4460
21.6
Core i5-4590
21.6
Core i5-4670K
21.6
Core i5-4670
21.6
Core i5-4570
21.6
Core i5-4430
21.6
FX-6100
15.2
FX-6350
15.2
Core i5-3550S
15.1
FX-6120
15.1
FX-6130
15.1
Core i5-2500
15.1
Core i5-2500K
15.1
Core i5-3450S
15.1
Core i5-4670S
15.1
Core i5-3470S
15.1
Core i5-4430S
15.1
Core i5-4570S
15.1
Core i5-3340S
15.1
Core i5-4440S
15.1
Core i5-4590S
15.1
Core i5-4460S
15.1
Core i5-3570S
15.1
FX-6200
15
FX-4350
14.4
FX-4170
14.4
FX-4320
14.3
Core i5-2500S
14.2
Core i5-2400
14.2
Core i5-2320
14.2
Core i5-2300
14.2
Core i5-2310
14.2
FX-4150
14.2
FX-4300
14.2
Core i5-750
14.2
Core i5-3330S
14.2
FX-4130
14.1
FX-4200
14
A10-5700
13.3
A10-7800
13.3
Pro A10-7800B
13.3
Core 2 Quad Q9300
13.3
Core i5-760
13.3
Core i5-2400S
13.3
Core i5-750S
13.3
Core i5-2405S
13.3
Core i5-670
13.2
A10-6700
13.2
A10-6800K
13.2
Core i5-680
13.2
Core i5-661
13.2
A10-6790K
13.1
A10-6790B
13.1
A10-7850K
13
Pro A10-7850B
13
A10-5800K
12.8
Phenom II X3 740
12.8
Phenom II X3 720
12.8
Phenom II X3 B73
12.8
Phenom II X3 B75
12.8
A10-7700K
12.8
A10-6800B
12.8
Core 2 Quad Q8300
12.5
Core 2 Quad Q8200
12.5
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
12.5
A10-6700T
12.5
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
12.5
Core i5-660
12.4
Core i5-655K
12.4
Core i5-650
12.4
Phenom II X3 710
12
Phenom II X2 B55
11.3
Phenom II X2 565 Black
11.3
Phenom II X2 550
11.3
Phenom II X2 545
11.3
Phenom II X2 B53
11.3
Phenom II X2 565
11.3
Phenom II X2 555
11.3
Phenom II X2 560
11.3
Phenom II X2 B57
11.3
Phenom II X2 511
11.3
Phenom II X2 521
11.3
Phenom II X3 B77
11.2
Phenom II X3 700e
11.2
Phenom II X3 715
11.2
Phenom II X3 705e
11.2
Phenom II X3 740 Black
11.2
Phenom II X3 720 Black
11.2
Phenom X4 9450e
10.9
Phenom II X2 555 Black
10.5
Phenom II X2 550 Black
10.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
10.5
Phenom II X3 715 Black
10.4
Phenom X4 9150e
10
Phenom X4 9350e
10
Phenom X4 9100e
10
Phenom X3 8450
9.6
Phenom X3 8450e
9.6
Core 2 Duo E8400
9
Core 2 Duo E8300
9
Core 2 Duo E8200
9
Core 2 Duo E8190
9
Core 2 Duo E7400
9
Core 2 Duo E7300
9
Core 2 Duo E7200
9
Phenom X3 8250e
8.8

The Phenom II X2 521 GPU ranks between the Phenom II X2 511 and Phenom II X3 B77 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Phenom II X2 511 but still offers 0.9% more juice than the Phenom II X3 B77 for those epic gaming sessions. When it comes to fragging, the Phenom II X2 521 leaves the Core i5-760 in the dust with a comfortable 15% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Phenom II X2 521 snags the 100th spot on the leaderboard. For casual gaming, the Phenom II X2 521 holds the fort with its 2-cores and 2-threads, though it won't be breaking any high score records.

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