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AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core

The values for the CPUs below are determined from thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and are updated daily.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X2 255×AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM3AM2+
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.1 GHz2.3 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)3 (Threads: 3)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 2MB
Max TDP65W95W
Yearly Running Cost$11.86$17.34
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2010Q2 2009
# of Samples40663
CPU Value94.596.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)12423(0.0%)976(-21.4%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1187(-18.0%)1447(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 2nd of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 255
1,187
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core
1,447
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 2nd of April 2023 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 255
94.5
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core
96.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 2nd of April 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 255
1,242
AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core
976
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per dayAverage CPU Utilization (0-100%)1Power cost, $ per kWh2
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X2 255AMD Phenom 8600B Triple-Core
Max TDP65W95W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.