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AMD Phenom II X2 521

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom II X2 521 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 II X2 521 Good for Gaming?

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AMD Phenom II X2 521

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+/AM3

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 65 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 1024 KB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 521 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2011

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
3533rd fastest in multithreading out of 4984 CPUs
2486th fastest in single threading out of 4984 CPUs
1071st fastest in out of 1409 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1374
Single Thread Rating
1409
2
Samples: 40*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,055
Thread: 1,141
2Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom II X2 521

Integer Math4,263 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,085 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers6 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,975 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption389.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression31,574 KBytes/Sec
Physics116 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions693 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,409 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X2 521

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of February 2025


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

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of February 2025.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,825
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,389
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,068
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,574
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
22,110
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,877
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,215
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,725
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,616
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,150
AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,374
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
198.90
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
190.94
Intel Core i9-12900K
145.74
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
144.16
Intel Core i9-13900K
131.90
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.53
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
52.88
AMD Phenom II X2 521
NA
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 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,614
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,151
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,024
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,683
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,924
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,565
AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,409
Last 3 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X2 521
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1961703 - Dec 03 2023
1472
BL1679036 - Nov 25 2022
1466
BL1379739 - Mar 08 2021
1367
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X2 521
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,374
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,487 (+8.2%)
Intel Pentium G850 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,464 (+6.6%)
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,345 (-2.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,316 (-4.2%)
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,304 (-5.1%)
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,209 (-12.0%)
Intel Celeron G540 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,177 (-14.3%)
Intel Celeron G530 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,129 (-17.8%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,089 (-20.7%)
Intel Pentium E5700 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,087 (-20.9%)
AMD Phenom II X2 565 vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,442 (+4.9%)
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 521
1,433 (+4.4%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X2 521 Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,193
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,866
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,636
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,601
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,305
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,844
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
9,525
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
9,519
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
9,300
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
9,127
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF
9,104
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,033
AMD Phenom II X2 521
298