AMD Phenom II X2 545

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom II X2 545 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.

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AMD Phenom II X2 545

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+/AM3

Clockspeed: 3.0 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 80 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 545 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2009

CPUmark/$Price: 28.09

Overall Rank:
4206th fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
3355th fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
1212th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $43.98 USD (2019-02-13)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1236

Single Thread Rating

1186

Samples: 95*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,038
Thread: 1,060

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom II X2 545

Integer Math	3,451 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,607 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	10 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,296 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	328.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	25,453 KBytes/Sec
Physics	134 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	585 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,186 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X2 545

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026

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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 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,236

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
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 II X2 545		28.09
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 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 II X2 545		1,186

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X2 545
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3197159 - Jan 08 2026		1277
BL2950693 - Oct 03 2025		1374
BL2041204 - Mar 04 2024		1267
BL5037964 - May 08 2023		1339
BL1793205 - Apr 12 2023		1333

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X2 545
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,236
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,184 (-4.2%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,011 (-18.2%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		938 (-24.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,194 (-3.4%)
Intel Pentium E6500 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,139 (-7.8%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,128 (-8.7%)
Intel Core2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,051 (-15.0%)
Intel Pentium E6300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,032 (-16.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,007 (-18.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		942 (-23.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,217 (-1.5%)
Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 545		1,517 (+22.8%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X2 545 Good for Gaming?
As of 16th 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		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
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		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
AMD Phenom II X2 545		383

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