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Phenom 9950

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 46.5% (891st of 1442)

Based on 2,150 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00100F23 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) 9950 Quad-Core Processor
Poor: 35%Average: 46.5% Great: 54%
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Popular builds with this CPU

Below average average bench

The AMD Phenom 9950 averaged 53.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 69.3Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 139Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom 9950 is just 18.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom 9950 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 143Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 141Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,150 samples)
Rank 89146.5%
Min Avg Max
50.8 Memory 69.3 81.5
29.9 1-Core 37 40.8
59.2 2-Core 74.2 82.4
39.9% 60.2 Pts
Min Avg Max
89.1 4-Core 139 159
88.9 8-Core 141 160
18.8% 140 Pts
Min Avg Max
96 64-Core 143 159
8.8% 143 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
50.1% Above average
Memory 74.9
1-Core 39.1
2-Core 78.1
43% 64 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 150
20% 149 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
47.5% Average
Memory 71.5
1-Core 39.2
2-Core 77.8
42% 62.8 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 144
19% 141 Pts
64-Core 143
9% 143 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
46.9% Average
Memory 73.5
1-Core 38.5
2-Core 76.8
42% 62.9 Pts
4-Core 120
8-Core 125
16% 123 Pts
64-Core 126
8% 126 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
44.7% Average
Memory 74.5
1-Core 35.1
2-Core 66.1
40% 58.6 Pts
4-Core 88.1
8-Core 97.8
12% 92.9 Pts
64-Core 101
6% 101 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
43.6% Average
Memory 62.4
1-Core 39.2
2-Core 78.3
39% 60 Pts
4-Core 145
8-Core 146
20% 146 Pts
64-Core 146
9% 146 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
42.1% Average
Memory 67
1-Core 38.1
2-Core 74.3
39% 59.8 Pts
4-Core 107
8-Core 78.5
13% 92.7 Pts
64-Core 111
7% 111 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
38% Below average
Memory 55.9
1-Core 38.2
2-Core 76.5
36% 56.9 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 123
16% 120 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
37.3% Below average
Memory 53.5
1-Core 38
2-Core 77.7
35% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 129
17% 126 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)
37% Below average
Memory 52.4
1-Core 41.8
2-Core 82.5
36% 58.9 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 133
17% 129 Pts
64-Core 133
8% 133 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M3A78-T

CPU
Phenom 9950AMDBench 46%, 2,150 samples4x
GPU
R9 390AMD  $325Bench 50%, 82,117 samples2x
GeForce 9600 GTNvidiaBench 4%, 20,826 samples1x
Radeon HD 5570AMDBench 4%, 12,172 samples1x
SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial  $84Bench 106%, 202,785 samples1x
CS900 500GB SSDPNYBench 75%, 16,267 samples1x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples1x
RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples3x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples2x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 38% - Below average Total price: $409

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