Assistance With AMD CPU's Needed

awkiii

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Assuming the A8-3850 is AMD's flagship CPU and the E-350 rests at the bottom, what is their most current and affordable mid-tier product?

I am building a micro-atx system and would like a processor that offers decent all around speed for HTPC, home office applications and and lower end gaming. Would also like something that isn't at the end of it's life cycle.

Thanks!
 
If you are not going to buy a video card, then the A8-3850 will be your best choice because it has the Radeon HD 6620G graphics core. All A6 Llano CPUs have the slower HD 6520G graphics core.

In terms of graphics core performance, the faster HD 6620G is a little slower than the desktop Radeon HD 5570 and the HD 6520G is a little slower than the desktop Radeon HD 5550. As a comparison, the Intel HD 3000 graphics core is slightly faster than the Radeon HD 5450.

The Radeon HD 6620G is currently the most powerful integrated graphics core in the universe (unless we can find another planet with intelligent life). But it is still weak compared to a desktop video card when it comes to gaming performance.