AMD Phenom II X2 521 Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks - Can Phenom II X2 521 Run Need For Speed: Heat?

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 - RTX 4080 Ti - Need For Speed: Heat Benchmarks

Core i5-4690K
225.8
Core i5-4690K
225.8
Core i5-4690K
225.8
Core i5-4690
225.1
Core i5-4690
225.1
Core i5-4690
225.1
Core i5-4670K
224.5
Core i5-4670K
224.5
Core i5-4670K
224.5
Core i5-4590
223.8
Core i5-4590
223.8
Core i5-4590
223.8
Core i5-3570
223.5
Core i5-3570
223.5
Core i5-3570
223.5
Core i5-4670
223.2
Core i5-4670
223.2
Core i5-4670
223.2
Core i5-2550K
222.2
Core i5-2550K
222.2
Core i5-2550K
222.2
Core i5-3350P
221.2
Core i5-3350P
221.2
Core i5-4570
221.2
Core i5-4690S
221.2
Core i5-4690S
221.2
Core i5-4570
221.2
Core i5-4690S
221.2
Core i5-3350P
221.2
Core i5-4570
221.2
Core i5-3550
220.6
Core i5-3550
220.6
Core i5-4460
220.6
Core i5-3570K
220.6
Core i5-3570K
220.6
Core i5-4460
220.6
Core i5-3550
220.6
Core i5-3570K
220.6
Core i5-4460
220.6
Core i5-3470
219.9
Core i5-3470
219.9
Core i5-3470
219.9
Core i5-4440
219.3
Core i5-4440
219.3
Core i5-4440
219.3
Core i5-3340
219
Core i5-3340
219
Core i5-3340
219
Core i5-2450P
218.7
Core i5-4430
218.7
Core i5-3450
218.7
Core i5-4430
218.7
Core i5-2450P
218.7
Core i5-3450
218.7
Core i5-4430
218.7
Core i5-2450P
218.7
Core i5-3450
218.7
FX-6300
218.4
FX-6300
218.4
FX-6300
218.4
Core i5-2380P
218.1
Core i5-2380P
218.1
Core i5-2380P
218.1
Core i5-3475S
218
Core i5-3475S
218
Core i5-3475S
218
Core i5-3335S
215.8
Core i5-3335S
215.8
Core i5-3335S
215.8
Core i5-3330
215.4
Core i5-3330
215.4
Core i5-3330
215.4
Core i5-4570S
214.8
Core i5-3550S
214.8
Core i5-3450S
214.8
Core i5-2500K
214.8
Core i5-4590S
214.8
Core i5-4460S
214.8
Core i5-4440S
214.8
Core i5-3340S
214.8
Core i5-3570S
214.8
Core i5-4430S
214.8
Core i5-4670S
214.8
Core i5-3470S
214.8
Core i5-3550S
214.8
Core i5-3450S
214.8
Core i5-2500K
214.8
Core i5-2500
214.8
Core i5-3570S
214.8
Core i5-3470S
214.8
Core i5-2500
214.8
Core i5-4670S
214.8
Core i5-4430S
214.8
Core i5-4460S
214.8
Core i5-4440S
214.8
Core i5-3340S
214.8
Core i5-4570S
214.8
Core i5-4430S
214.8
Core i5-4670S
214.8
Core i5-3570S
214.8
Core i5-3470S
214.8
Core i5-3550S
214.8
Core i5-3450S
214.8
Core i5-2500K
214.8
Core i5-2500
214.8
Core i5-4590S
214.8
Core i5-4590S
214.8
Core i5-4460S
214.8
Core i5-4440S
214.8
Core i5-3340S
214.8
Core i5-4570S
214.8
FX-4350
210.1
FX-4350
210.1
FX-4350
210.1
FX-4170
209.9
FX-4170
209.9
FX-4170
209.9
FX-4320
209.6
FX-4320
209.6
FX-4320
209.6
FX-4150
209
FX-4150
209
FX-4150
209
Core i5-2500S
208.3
Core i5-2400
208.3
Core i5-3330S
208.3
Core i5-750
208.3
FX-4300
208.3
Core i5-2320
208.3
Core i5-2310
208.3
Core i5-2300
208.3
Core i5-680
208.3
Core i5-2400
208.3
Core i5-680
208.3
Core i5-661
208.3
Core i5-670
208.3
Core i5-661
208.3
Core i5-670
208.3
Core i5-680
208.3
Core i5-661
208.3
Core i5-670
208.3
Core i5-2500S
208.3
Core i5-2300
208.3
Core i5-2310
208.3
FX-4300
208.3
FX-6350
208.3
FX-6100
208.3
FX-6350
208.3
FX-6100
208.3
FX-6350
208.3
Core i5-3330S
208.3
Core i5-750
208.3
FX-6100
208.3
Core i5-2320
208.3
Core i5-2310
208.3
Core i5-2300
208.3
Core i5-2500S
208.3
Core i5-2400
208.3
Core i5-3330S
208.3
Core i5-750
208.3
FX-4300
208.3
Core i5-2320
208.3
FX-6120
208
FX-6120
208
FX-6120
208
FX-6130
207.7
FX-6130
207.7
FX-6130
207.7
FX-6200
207.5
FX-6200
207.5
FX-6200
207.5
FX-4130
207.4
FX-4130
207.4
FX-4130
207.4
FX-4200
206.4
FX-4200
206.4
FX-4200
206.4
Core i5-2405S
201.9
Phenom II X3 740
201.9
Core i5-760
201.9
Phenom II X3 B75
201.9
Phenom II X3 B73
201.9
Phenom II X3 720
201.9
Core 2 Quad Q9300
201.9
Core i5-655K
201.9
Core i5-655K
201.9
Core i5-650
201.9
Core i5-660
201.9
Core i5-650
201.9
Core i5-660
201.9
Core i5-655K
201.9
Core i5-650
201.9
Core i5-660
201.9
Core i5-2400S
201.9
Core i5-750S
201.9
Core i5-750S
201.9
Phenom II X3 720
201.9
Core i5-750S
201.9
Core i5-2405S
201.9
Core i5-2400S
201.9
Phenom II X3 740
201.9
Core i5-760
201.9
Phenom II X3 B75
201.9
Phenom II X3 B73
201.9
Core 2 Quad Q9300
201.9
Core 2 Quad Q9300
201.9
Core i5-2405S
201.9
Core i5-2400S
201.9
Phenom II X3 740
201.9
Core i5-760
201.9
Phenom II X3 B75
201.9
Phenom II X3 B73
201.9
Phenom II X3 720
201.9
Pro A10-7800B
201.2
Pro A10-7800B
201.2
Pro A10-7800B
201.2
A10-7800
201.1
A10-7800
201.1
A10-7800
201.1
A10-5700
201
A10-5700
201
A10-5700
201
A10-6800K
200.3
A10-6800K
200.3
A10-6800K
200.3
A10-6700
200
A10-6700
200
A10-6700
200
A10-6790K
199.3
A10-6790B
199.3
A10-6790K
199.3
A10-6790B
199.3
A10-6790K
199.3
A10-6790B
199.3
A10-7850K
198.9
A10-7850K
198.9
A10-7850K
198.9
Pro A10-7850B
198.8
Pro A10-7850B
198.8
Pro A10-7850B
198.8
A10-5800K
197.4
A10-6800B
197.4
A10-7700K
197.4
A10-5800K
197.4
A10-6800B
197.4
A10-7700K
197.4
A10-5800K
197.4
A10-6800B
197.4
A10-7700K
197.4
Phenom II X2 550
195.4
Phenom II X2 565 Black
195.4
Phenom II X2 521
195.4
Phenom II X2 511
195.4
Phenom II X2 B57
195.4
Phenom II X2 565
195.4
Phenom II X2 560
195.4
Phenom II X2 545
195.4
Phenom II X2 B55
195.4
Phenom II X2 B53
195.4
Phenom II X2 545
195.4
Phenom II X2 555
195.4
Phenom II X2 565 Black
195.4
Phenom II X2 521
195.4
Phenom II X2 511
195.4
Phenom II X2 B57
195.4
Phenom II X2 565
195.4
Phenom II X2 560
195.4
Phenom II X2 B55
195.4
Phenom II X2 B53
195.4
Phenom II X2 545
195.4
Phenom II X2 550
195.4
Phenom II X2 565 Black
195.4
Phenom II X2 550
195.4
Phenom II X2 555
195.4
Phenom II X2 B53
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200
195.4
Phenom II X2 B55
195.4
A10-6700T
195.4
Phenom II X3 710
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8300
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200
195.4
Phenom II X3 710
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8300
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
195.4
A10-6700T
195.4
A10-6700T
195.4
Phenom II X2 B57
195.4
Phenom II X2 555
195.4
Phenom II X3 710
195.4
Phenom II X2 560
195.4
Phenom II X2 565
195.4
Phenom II X2 511
195.4
Phenom II X2 521
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8300
195.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
195.4
Phenom II X2 550 Black
189
Phenom II X3 740 Black
189
Phenom II X3 720 Black
189
Phenom II X2 560 Black
189
Phenom II X2 555 Black
189
Phenom II X2 550 Black
189
Phenom II X2 560 Black
189
Phenom II X2 555 Black
189
Phenom II X2 560 Black
189
Phenom II X2 555 Black
189
Phenom II X3 715
189
Phenom II X3 705e
189
Phenom II X2 550 Black
189
Phenom II X3 700e
189
Phenom II X3 720 Black
189
Phenom II X3 740 Black
189
Phenom II X3 705e
189
Phenom II X3 715
189
Phenom II X3 700e
189
Phenom II X3 B77
189
Phenom II X3 720 Black
189
Phenom II X3 740 Black
189
Phenom II X3 705e
189
Phenom II X3 715
189
Phenom II X3 700e
189
Phenom II X3 B77
189
Phenom II X3 B77
189
Phenom X4 9450e
182.5
Phenom X4 9450e
182.5
Phenom II X3 715 Black
182.5
Phenom II X3 715 Black
182.5
Phenom X4 9450e
182.5
Phenom II X3 715 Black
182.5
Core 2 Duo E7300
176.1
Core 2 Duo E7200
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8400
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8300
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8200
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8190
176.1
Core 2 Duo E7400
176.1
Core 2 Duo E7200
176.1
Core 2 Duo E7400
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8400
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8300
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8200
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8190
176.1
Core 2 Duo E7400
176.1
Core 2 Duo E7300
176.1
Core 2 Duo E7200
176.1
Core 2 Duo E7300
176.1
Phenom X4 9100e
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8190
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8200
176.1
Phenom X3 8450e
176.1
Phenom X4 9150e
176.1
Phenom X4 9350e
176.1
Phenom X3 8450
176.1
Phenom X4 9100e
176.1
Phenom X3 8450e
176.1
Phenom X4 9150e
176.1
Phenom X4 9350e
176.1
Phenom X3 8450
176.1
Phenom X3 8450e
176.1
Phenom X4 9150e
176.1
Phenom X4 9350e
176.1
Phenom X3 8450
176.1
Phenom X4 9100e
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8400
176.1
Core 2 Duo E8300
176.1
Phenom X3 8250e
169.6
Phenom X3 8250e
169.6
Phenom X3 8250e
169.6

The Phenom II X2 521 GPU ranks between the Phenom II X2 511 and Core 2 Quad Q8200 in the gaming rig hierarchy. It's 0% less powerful than the Phenom II X2 511 but still offers 0% more juice than the Core 2 Quad Q8200 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 3.2% lead in FPS. With its performance, the Phenom II X2 521 snags the 296th 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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