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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:
3889th fastest in multithreading out of 5787 CPUs
4014th fastest in single threading out of 5787 CPUs
1101st fastest in out of 1554 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 15th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,450
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,940
Apple M4 10 Core
23,701
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,843
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,640
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,133
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,607
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K
124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F
122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K
107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
60.60
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
40.19
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,600
Apple M4 10 Core
4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F
3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,560
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 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,607
AMD Phenom 9750 Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,846 (+14.9%)
AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,778 (+10.6%)
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
1,517 (-5.6%)
AMD Phenom 9100e Quad-Core vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,353 (-15.8%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
2,012 (+25.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
2,422 (+50.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
2,203 (+37.1%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,916 (+19.2%)
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,886 (+17.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,843 (+14.6%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
1,814 (+12.8%)

Is the AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 15th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,192
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,775
AMD Phenom 9600 Quad-Core
122