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AMD Phenom 9550 Quad- vs A6-3600 APU

The AMD A6-3600 APU is newer than AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core is around 6% faster in single-thread testing. Also, AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core uses around 38% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 633 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core×AMD A6-3600 APU+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM2+FM1
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 2.4 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 2MBL1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB,
TDP95W65W
Yearly Running Cost$17.34$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2008Q4 2011
# of Samples491142
CPU Rank38503791
CPU Value72.170.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)863(-5.6%)915(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1667(-4.7%)1750(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core
1,667
AMD A6-3600 APU
1,750
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core
72.1
AMD A6-3600 APU
70.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core
863
AMD A6-3600 APU
915
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core AMD A6-3600 APU
Max TDP95W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.