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Phenom 9600B Quad-Core

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 44.6% (939th of 1442)

Based on 235 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00100F23 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) 9600B Quad-Core Processor
Poor: 35%Average: 44.6% Great: 51%
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

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Below average average bench

The AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core averaged 55.3% 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 68.5Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 122Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core is just 15.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 127Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 126Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 235 samples)
Rank 93944.6%
Min Avg Max
49.9 Memory 68.5 79.6
27 1-Core 32.4 34.8
53.9 2-Core 65.1 69.8
37.6% 55.3 Pts
Min Avg Max
76.9 4-Core 122 138
87.8 8-Core 126 139
16.5% 124 Pts
Min Avg Max
92.7 64-Core 127 138
7.9% 127 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
42.2% Average
Memory 71.4
1-Core 33.3
2-Core 62.6
38% 55.8 Pts
4-Core 78
8-Core 86.5
11% 82.2 Pts
64-Core 93
6% 93 Pts
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
39.9% Below average
Memory 62.4
1-Core 34.6
2-Core 66.9
36% 54.6 Pts
4-Core 102
8-Core 110
14% 106 Pts
64-Core 111
7% 111 Pts
Socket M2 , 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
36.1% Below average
Memory 56.9
1-Core 34.1
2-Core 66.4
34% 52.5 Pts
4-Core 90.9
8-Core 92.8
12% 91.9 Pts
64-Core 90.5
6% 90.5 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
30.1% Below average
Memory 43.5
1-Core 33.1
2-Core 64.7
29% 47.1 Pts
4-Core 97
8-Core 103
13% 99.9 Pts
64-Core 102
6% 102 Pts
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
16% Very poor
Memory 25.6
1-Core 7.8
2-Core 32.9
14% 22.1 Pts
4-Core 35.1
8-Core 89.2
7% 62.1 Pts
64-Core 109
7% 109 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq dc5850 Small Form Factor

CPU
Phenom 9600B Quad-CoreAMDBench 45%, 235 samples1x
GPU
Radeon 3100 GraphicsATIBench 0%, 1,215 samples19x
HD 5870AMDBench 19%, 10,176 samples3x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples2x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples3x
AS350 128GBApacerBench 65%, 2,222 samples2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples1x
RAM
35GBUnknownBench 13%, 2,113 samples10x
41GBUnknownBench 17%, 2,583 samples6x
39GBUnknownBench 18%, 2,202 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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