Average Bench: 13.3% (1442nd of 1442)

Based on 110 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00100F22 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) 8600 Triple-Core Processor
Poor: 8%Average: 13.3% Great: 23%
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 16%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 11%
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Terrible average bench

The AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core averaged 86.6% 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. Single Core Speed 32.6Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 64.3Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core is just 15.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 95.5Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 94.3Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 110 samples)
Min Avg Max
0.96 Memory 10.4 32.1
27 1-Core 32.6 34.7
50.3 2-Core 64.3 68.3
18.1% 35.8 Pts
Min Avg Max
71.8 4-Core 93.3 102
79.4 8-Core 94.3 102
12.5% 93.8 Pts
Min Avg Max
83.7 64-Core 95.5 103
5.9% 95.5 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
AMD Phenom(tm) 8600 Triple-Core Processor, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz
Memory 28.6
1-Core 35.3
2-Core 66.2
25% 43.4 Pts
4-Core 103
8-Core 104
14% 103 Pts
64-Core 106
6% 106 Pts
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Memory 4.78
1-Core 35.5
2-Core 67.4
17% 35.9 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 104
14% 104 Pts
64-Core 103
6% 103 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,739,365 CPUs tested

Typical Phenom 8600 Triple-Core Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
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Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 3%
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