The Last 3 Core CPU (2011 AMD A6-3500)

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Published on March 14, 2025 3:59:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8zOfhx17_w

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AMD released the first triple core CPU in 2008, and it was an overpriced disappointment. Can the last triple core CPU, the 2011 A6-3500 APU, avoid the same fate?
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0:00 Intro/History
1:28 Specs
2:13 Overclocking
2:56 CPU benchmarks
5:26 GPU benchmarks
7:23 Gaming benchmarks
10:50 YouTube playback/H.264 decode tests
11:17 Outro

All music in this video is from the Jazz Jackrabbit 2 OST by Alexander Brandon:    • Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - Soundtrack  
Tracks in order of appearance:
Dark Groove
Jazz Castle
Medieval Jam
Hell Freezes Over
Colonius

Test system:
A6-3500 APU (145x24=3480MHz OC, 1.55V w/ medium LLC)
Asus F1A75-M Pro
2x8GB DDR3-1866 9-9-9-27 1T stock, 1933 9-9-8-23 1T OC
Radeon HD 6530D (145x4.44=644MHz OC)
Samsung 870 Evo 4TB SATA SSD
Windows 8 x64

Games tested:
The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Max Payne 3
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
Call of Juarez Gunslinger
Dota 2
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Civilization VI + Gathering Storm
Dirt 4
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Garten of Banban 4

Benchmarks:
7-zip
Cinebench R11.5, R15, R20
Geekbench 3
GPUPI for CPU
HWBOT x265
PCMark (Vantage, 7, 10)
Pifast
SuperPi
wPrime
y-cruncher
3DMark (2001 SE, 03, 05, 06, Vantage, 11, Cloud Gate, Fire Strike, Ice Storm, Sky Diver)
Aquamark
Catzilla
Unigine Heaven + Superposition