AMD A10 6800K 

The 32nm processors are available in 65W and 100W configurations and have a die size of 246mm2 with 1.3 billion transistors.

The last key ingredient is the 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 2133MHz 1.5V memory kit and that runs as low as $68.99 shipped.

I'm not sure what AMD's problem is but they need to either A. Release the drivers for their hardware or B. make processors that can best an low-end 5 year old laptop.

I also overclocked the GPU to 1020Mhz from stock 844Mhz using around 1.34 volts and games are much more smoother now.

The AMD FM2 platform is also reasonably priced as you can pick up a quality brand name AMD A85X chipset powered ATX motherboard like the Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-D3H for $76.49 shipped.

This little baby plugged into my ASUS F2A85-V Pro mainboard along with the Samsung 250GB SSD and Kingston Hyper Beast 16GB memory made my newly built PC a work of art.

Benchmark Results: Hitman: Absolution is tough on discrete graphics cards, so we knew it would be tough on processor graphics.

The AMD Trinity and Richland APUs have better graphics performance, but just half the physics performance.

Each benchmark produces a score you can use to compare systems as well as detailed results from the individual workloads.

The game has been built on Crystal Dynamics's game engine called the "Crystal Engine" and the graphics look fantastic.

BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games, and published by 2K Games.

The only game I've been playing is Rocksmith, and this combo has been performing great even in the large arenas with a few hundred fans.

The Piledriver core design cannot compete with intel's entry level CPU in every single aspect-performance, temperature, power consumption.

Overall, that's a small win for AMD as far as Richland's total power efficiency is concerned.

Typically, AMD and Intel are able to extract an additional speed grade or two at a given TDP as a process node matures and chip designs are tweaked for optimal results.