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AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Cores: 3 Threads: 3

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 3 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 2 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) 8600 Triple-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 23.91

Overall Rank:
4207th fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
3974th fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
1205th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $52.99 USD (2010-07-20)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1267
Single Thread Rating
921

Samples: 42*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,628
Thread: 783

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core

Integer Math3,773 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,036 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers4 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,392 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption382.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression29,418 KBytes/Sec
Physics92 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions754 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread921 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of March 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of March 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,410
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,252
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,935
Apple M4 10 Core
23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,595
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,130
AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,267
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
161.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K
124.55
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
117.85
Intel Core i9-13900K
107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
60.54
Intel Core i5-12400F
45.20
AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
23.91
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,599
Apple M4 10 Core
4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,560
AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
921
Last 1 Baselines for AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2323506 - Jan 05 2025
1324
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,267
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,050 (-17.1%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,009 (-20.4%)
AMD Phenom 8250e Triple-Core vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,084 (-14.4%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,518 (+19.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,201 (-5.2%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,158 (-8.6%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,130 (-10.8%)
AMD Athlon 7850 Dual-Core vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,058 (-16.5%)
Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,032 (-18.6%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53GHz vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,002 (-20.9%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7300 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
993 (-21.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
1,815 (+43.2%)

Is the AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,122
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus
10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,443
AMD Phenom 8600 Triple-Core
126