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Phenom II X4 B97

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 54.9% (679th of 1441)

Based on 1,103 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00100F43 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B97 Processor
Poor: 46%Average: 54.9% Great: 60%
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

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Average average bench

The AMD Phenom II X4 B97 averaged 45.0% 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 80.1Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 175Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom II X4 B97 is just 13.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom II X4 B97 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 179Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 177Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,103 samples)
Rank 67954.9%
Min Avg Max
66.9 Memory 80.1 88.1
37.6 1-Core 46.2 50.6
76.5 2-Core 92.5 103
47.6% 72.9 Pts
Min Avg Max
114 4-Core 175 196
130 8-Core 177 195
23.5% 176 Pts
Min Avg Max
138 64-Core 179 196
11% 179 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
60.1% Good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 54.5
2-Core 108
55% 84.8 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 172
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
57.7% Above average
Memory 84
1-Core 45.5
2-Core 94.1
49% 74.5 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 183
25% 184 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
56.6% Above average
Memory 84.6
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 93
49% 74.7 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 174
23% 170 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
55% Above average
Memory 83.2
1-Core 46.9
2-Core 93.2
49% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 159
8-Core 158
21% 158 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
54.7% Above average
Memory 82.5
1-Core 46.4
2-Core 91.9
48% 73.6 Pts
4-Core 158
8-Core 161
21% 159 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
54.5% Above average
Memory 79.8
1-Core 45.8
2-Core 93.2
48% 72.9 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 174
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 167
10% 167 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
51.8% Above average
Memory 78.1
1-Core 47.4
2-Core 95
48% 73.5 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 158
20% 154 Pts
64-Core 161
10% 161 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
50.5% Above average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 45.6
2-Core 92.7
48% 73.2 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 130
16% 123 Pts
64-Core 99
6% 99 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 4%
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Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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System: HP Compaq 6005 Pro SFF PC

CPU
Phenom II X4 B97AMDBench 55%, 1,103 samples23x
GPU
Radeon HD 4200ATIBench 1%, 10,090 samples150x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples17x
GeForce GT 720NvidiaBench 4%, 15,510 samples7x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples7x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $34Bench 45%, 156,194 samples6x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples6x
RAM
ID:84 B0 OCZ3RPR1333C9LV4G ID:84 B0 OCZ3RPR1333C9LV4G ID:84 B0 OCZ3RPR1333C9LV4G ID:84 B0 OCZ3RPR1333C9LV4G 49GBUnknownBench 33%, 13 samples4x
ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4M1 ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4M1 37GBUnknownBench 28%, 75 samples3x
ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 37GBUnknownBench 29%, 75 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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