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AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-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 9600 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?

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

AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+

Clockspeed: 2.3 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 2 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) 9600 Quad-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2008

CPUmark/$Price: 40.19

Overall Rank:
3487th fastest in multithreading out of 5124 CPUs
3660th fastest in single threading out of 5124 CPUs
1045th fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $39.99 USD (2021-05-30)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1607
Single Thread Rating
892

Samples: 240*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,250
Thread: 802

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core

Integer Math4,786 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,816 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers5 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,687 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption469.3 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression37,291 KBytes/Sec
Physics119 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions827 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread892 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 20th of May 2025


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of May 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,699
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,475
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,175
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,653
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,147
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,607
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
234.02
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
168.17
Intel Core i9-13900K
149.37
Intel Core i9-12900K
136.22
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
51.93
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
40.19
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,563
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
892
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2218836 - Oct 13 2024
1751
BL5064345 - May 16 2024
1849
BL2000230 - Jan 18 2024
1732
BL1999939 - Jan 18 2024
1548
BL5049578 - Oct 31 2023
1970
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,607
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,996 (+24.2%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,835 (+14.2%)
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,843 (+14.7%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,749 (+8.8%)
AMD Phenom 9600B Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,842 (+14.6%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,507 (-6.2%)
AMD Phenom 9100e Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,353 (-15.8%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,854 (+15.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
2,412 (+50.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
2,190 (+36.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,906 (+18.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,785 (+11.1%)

Is the AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,502
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,331
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,685
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,518
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,446
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,422
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
122