Average Bench: 12.5% (1442nd of 1442)

Based on 210 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00100F22 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) 8400 Triple-Core Processor
Poor: 7%Average: 12.5% Great: 22%
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 15%
Tree trunk
Workstation
Workstation 10%
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Terrible average bench

The AMD Phenom 8400 Triple-Core averaged 87.5% 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. Single Core Speed 29.1Pts
Avg. Dual Core Speed 57.9Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom 8400 Triple-Core is just 15.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom 8400 Triple-Core performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 86.2Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 84.8Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 210 samples)
Min Avg Max
1.01 Memory 10.4 29.8
23.4 1-Core 29.1 31.2
46.3 2-Core 57.9 62.4
16.6% 32.5 Pts
Min Avg Max
59.5 4-Core 83.4 93.1
63.2 8-Core 84.8 93.2
11.2% 84.1 Pts
Min Avg Max
67.7 64-Core 86.2 93.5
5.3% 86.2 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Memory 5.96
1-Core 29.6
2-Core 54.7
15% 30.1 Pts
4-Core 66
8-Core 64.5
9% 65.2 Pts
64-Core 64.6
4% 64.6 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg)
Memory 1.79
1-Core 30.2
2-Core 56.1
14% 29.4 Pts
4-Core 64.5
8-Core 65.1
9% 64.8 Pts
64-Core 70.9
4% 70.9 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,711,986 CPUs tested

Typical Phenom 8400 Triple-Core Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 16%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Motherboard: Asrock N61P-S

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 7% - Terrible Total price: $75

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