AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition: specs and benchmarks

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Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
2009
4 cores / 4 threads
2.26

It provides poor benchmark performance at 2.26% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.

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Summary

AMD started Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition sales on June 2009. This is a Deneb architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2000 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 125 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

General info

Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking1702
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processor
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)
Release dateJune 2009 (14 years ago)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)
Threads4
Boost clock speed2 GHzof 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache128 KB (per core)of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)of 98304 (Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
Chip lithography45 nmof 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size258 mm2
Number of transistors758 millionof 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-
Unlocked multiplierNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
SocketAM3
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattof 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition 2.26

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition 3489

Gaming performance

Relative performance

Overall Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.


A10-7890K 100.88
Core i3-4160 100.44
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition 100
Core i7-975 99.12
A12-9800E 99.12

Intel equivalent

According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition is Core i3-4350, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our ranking.

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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition:

Pentium G4560 100.88
Core i3-4160 100.44
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition 100
Core i7-975 99.12
Core i7-965 97.79

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