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Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+

Average Bench: 17.1% (996th of 1206)

Based on 2,878 user benchmarks.  Devices: 178BFBFF00040FB2, 178BFBFF00020FB1, 178BFBFF00020F32, 178BFBFF00060FB2, 178BFBFF00060FB1 Model: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+
Poor: 11%Average: 17.1% Great: 19%
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 21%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 8%
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Terrible average bench

The AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ averaged 82.9% 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 Mixed Speed 35Pts
Avg. Dual Core Mixed Speed 66Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ is just 8.47%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 69.6Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 68.6Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,878 samples)
Rank 99617.1%
Min Avg Max
20.1 1-Core 35 39.9
36.1 2-Core 66 77.2
24% 50.5 Pts
Min Avg Max
39.9 4-Core 66.7 77.3
47.4 8-Core 68.6 77.6
9.25% 67.7 Pts
Min Avg Max
46.5 64-Core 69.6 78.1
4.7% 69.6 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Extreme
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
19% Very poor
1-Core 38.7
2-Core 70.6
26% 54.7 Pts
4-Core 76.4
8-Core 78.2
11% 77.3 Pts
64-Core 77.8
5% 77.8 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
18.9% Very poor
1-Core 37.6
2-Core 74.4
26% 56 Pts
4-Core 76.1
8-Core 75.4
10% 75.8 Pts
64-Core 75.5
5% 75.5 Pts
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
18% Very poor
1-Core 38.3
2-Core 74.7
27% 56.5 Pts
4-Core 64.1
8-Core 74.8
9% 69.4 Pts
64-Core 74.7
5% 74.7 Pts
Socket AM2 , 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
15.9% Very poor
1-Core 33.2
2-Core 60.5
22% 46.8 Pts
4-Core 60.7
8-Core 65.1
8% 62.9 Pts
64-Core 65.2
4% 65.2 Pts
XU1 PROCESSOR, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz
14.9% Very poor
1-Core 29.4
2-Core 51
19% 40.2 Pts
4-Core 64.8
8-Core 46.8
8% 55.8 Pts
64-Core 74.3
5% 74.3 Pts
AM2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
14.5% Very poor
1-Core 32.2
2-Core 55.6
21% 43.9 Pts
4-Core 50.4
8-Core 52.1
7% 51.2 Pts
64-Core 59.4
4% 59.4 Pts
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
13.1% Very poor
1-Core 23.3
2-Core 46.5
16% 34.9 Pts
4-Core 62
8-Core 64.5
9% 63.2 Pts
64-Core 57.3
4% 57.3 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
12.8% Very poor
1-Core 25
2-Core 41.6
16% 33.3 Pts
4-Core 55.9
8-Core 69
8% 62.5 Pts
64-Core 53.9
4% 53.9 Pts
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 23,788,145 CPUs tested.

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Gaming 11%
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Desktop 24%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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CPU
Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+AMDBench 17%, 2,878 samples1x
GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 26,205 samples665x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 49,181 samples500x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 62,260 samples442x
SSD
A400 120GBKingston  $22Bench 59%, 64,852 samples165x
A400 240GBKingston  $32Bench 63%, 106,407 samples109x
Green 120GB (2018)WD  $27Bench 42%, 26,604 samples76x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 283,437 samples1,642x
1x2GBUnknownBench 16%, 66,778 samples784x
1x4GBUnknownBench 26%, 91,552 samples498x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 14% - Very poor Total price: $22

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