AMD Phenom II X2 521 Metro: Last Light Benchmarks - Can Phenom II X2 521 Run Metro: Last Light?

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 - GTX 1070 - Metro: Last Light Benchmarks

Core i5-4690K
100.1
FX-6300
100
Core i5-4690
99.6
Core i5-4670K
99.3
Core i5-4590
98.9
Core i5-3570
98.7
Core i5-4670
98.4
Core i5-2550K
97.9
Core i5-4690S
97.2
Core i5-4570
97.2
Core i5-3350P
97.2
Core i5-4460
96.9
Core i5-3570K
96.9
Core i5-3550
96.9
Core i5-3470
96.5
Core i5-4440
96
Core i5-3340
95.8
Core i5-3450
95.7
Core i5-2450P
95.7
Core i5-4430
95.7
Core i5-2380P
95.3
Core i5-3475S
95.2
Core i5-3335S
93.8
Core i5-3330
93.6
FX-6100
93.4
FX-6350
93.4
Core i5-3470S
93.3
Core i5-2500
93.3
Core i5-2500K
93.3
Core i5-3450S
93.3
Core i5-3550S
93.3
Core i5-4430S
93.3
Core i5-3570S
93.3
Core i5-4570S
93.3
Core i5-3340S
93.3
Core i5-4440S
93.3
Core i5-4460S
93.3
Core i5-4670S
93.3
Core i5-4590S
93.3
FX-6120
93.2
FX-6130
93
FX-6200
92.9
FX-4350
90.3
FX-4170
90.2
FX-4320
90
FX-4150
89.6
Core i5-2500S
89.2
Core i5-2400
89.2
FX-4300
89.2
Core i5-2300
89.2
Core i5-2310
89.2
Core i5-2320
89.2
Core i5-750
89.2
Core i5-3330S
89.2
FX-4130
88.6
FX-4200
88
Core 2 Quad Q9300
85.2
Core i5-2400S
85.2
Core i5-2405S
85.2
Core i5-760
85.2
Core i5-750S
85.2
Pro A10-7800B
84.8
Core i5-661
84.7
Core i5-680
84.7
Core i5-670
84.7
A10-5700
84.7
A10-7800
84.7
A10-6800K
84.2
A10-6700
83.9
A10-6790K
83.6
A10-6790B
83.6
A10-7850K
83.3
Pro A10-7850B
83.3
Phenom II X3 720
82.5
Phenom II X3 B75
82.5
Phenom II X3 740
82.5
Phenom II X3 B73
82.5
A10-6800B
82.4
A10-7700K
82.4
A10-5800K
82.4
A10-6700T
81.2
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
81.2
Core 2 Quad Q8300
81.2
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
81.2
Core 2 Quad Q8200
81.2
Core i5-655K
80.9
Core i5-650
80.9
Core i5-660
80.9
Phenom II X3 710
78.6
Phenom II X2 B55
75.2
Phenom II X2 565 Black
75.2
Phenom II X2 550
75.2
Phenom II X2 545
75.2
Phenom II X2 B53
75.2
Phenom II X2 565
75.2
Phenom II X2 555
75.2
Phenom II X2 560
75.2
Phenom II X2 B57
75.2
Phenom II X2 511
75.2
Phenom II X2 521
75.2
Phenom II X3 B77
74.7
Phenom II X3 700e
74.7
Phenom II X3 715
74.7
Phenom II X3 705e
74.7
Phenom II X3 740 Black
74.7
Phenom II X3 720 Black
74.7
Phenom X4 9450e
73.1
Phenom II X2 555 Black
71.4
Phenom II X2 550 Black
71.4
Phenom II X2 560 Black
71.4
Phenom II X3 715 Black
70.8
Phenom X4 9150e
69.1
Phenom X4 9350e
69.1
Phenom X4 9100e
69.1
Phenom X3 8450
66.9
Phenom X3 8450e
66.9
Core 2 Duo E8400
64
Core 2 Duo E8300
64
Core 2 Duo E8200
64
Core 2 Duo E8190
64
Core 2 Duo E7400
64
Core 2 Duo E7300
64
Core 2 Duo E7200
64
Phenom X3 8250e
63

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 0.7% 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 11.7% 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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