AMD Phenom II X2 521 The Witcher 3 Benchmarks - Can Phenom II X2 521 Run The Witcher 3?

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 Ti - The Witcher 3 Benchmarks

Core i5-4690K
81.8
FX-6300
81.7
Core i5-4690
81.5
Core i5-4670K
81.1
Core i5-4590
80.7
Core i5-3570
80.5
Core i5-4670
80.3
Core i5-2550K
79.7
Core i5-4690S
79.2
Core i5-4570
79.2
Core i5-3350P
79.2
Core i5-4460
78.7
Core i5-3570K
78.7
Core i5-3550
78.7
Core i5-3470
78.4
Core i5-4440
78
Core i5-3340
77.8
Core i5-3450
77.6
Core i5-2450P
77.6
Core i5-4430
77.6
Core i5-3475S
77.3
Core i5-2380P
77.3
Core i5-3335S
75.9
Core i5-3330
75.7
Core i5-3570S
75.4
Core i5-2500
75.4
Core i5-2500K
75.4
Core i5-3450S
75.4
Core i5-3550S
75.4
Core i5-3470S
75.4
Core i5-4430S
75.4
Core i5-4670S
75.4
Core i5-4570S
75.4
Core i5-3340S
75.4
Core i5-4440S
75.4
Core i5-4460S
75.4
Core i5-4590S
75.4
FX-6350
75.3
FX-6100
75.3
FX-6120
75.1
FX-6130
74.9
FX-6200
74.9
FX-4350
72.5
FX-4170
72.4
FX-4320
72.3
FX-4150
71.9
Core i5-2500S
71.4
Core i5-2400
71.4
FX-4300
71.4
Core i5-2300
71.4
Core i5-2310
71.4
Core i5-2320
71.4
Core i5-750
71.4
Core i5-3330S
71.4
FX-4130
70.9
FX-4200
70.3
Core 2 Quad Q9300
67.6
Core i5-2400S
67.6
Core i5-2405S
67.6
Core i5-760
67.6
Core i5-750S
67.6
Pro A10-7800B
67.2
Core i5-670
67.2
Core i5-680
67.2
Core i5-661
67.2
A10-5700
67.1
A10-7800
67.1
A10-6800K
66.7
A10-6700
66.5
A10-6790B
66.1
A10-6790K
66.1
A10-7850K
65.9
Pro A10-7850B
65.8
Phenom II X3 740
65.1
Phenom II X3 B73
65.1
Phenom II X3 720
65.1
Phenom II X3 B75
65.1
A10-5800K
65
A10-7700K
65
A10-6800B
65
Core 2 Quad Q8300
63.8
Core 2 Quad Q8200
63.8
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
63.8
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
63.8
A10-6700T
63.8
Core i5-655K
63.6
Core i5-660
63.6
Core i5-650
63.6
Phenom II X3 710
61.4
Phenom II X2 565 Black
58.3
Phenom II X2 550
58.3
Phenom II X2 545
58.3
Phenom II X2 B53
58.3
Phenom II X2 560
58.3
Phenom II X2 B55
58.3
Phenom II X2 555
58.3
Phenom II X2 565
58.3
Phenom II X2 B57
58.3
Phenom II X2 511
58.3
Phenom II X2 521
58.3
Phenom II X3 B77
57.7
Phenom II X3 700e
57.7
Phenom II X3 715
57.7
Phenom II X3 705e
57.7
Phenom II X3 740 Black
57.7
Phenom II X3 720 Black
57.7
Phenom X4 9450e
56.1
Phenom II X2 555 Black
54.8
Phenom II X2 550 Black
54.8
Phenom II X2 560 Black
54.8
Phenom II X3 715 Black
54.1
Phenom X4 9150e
52.3
Phenom X4 9350e
52.3
Phenom X4 9100e
52.3
Phenom X3 8450
50.4
Phenom X3 8450e
50.4
Core 2 Duo E8400
47.8
Core 2 Duo E8300
47.8
Core 2 Duo E8200
47.8
Core 2 Duo E8190
47.8
Core 2 Duo E7400
47.8
Core 2 Duo E7300
47.8
Core 2 Duo E7200
47.8
Phenom X3 8250e
46.7

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 1% 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 13.8% 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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