AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition: specs and benchmarks
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Summary
AMD started AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition sales on June 2009. This is 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
Of Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
Place in performance rating | 1466 | |
Market segment | Desktop processor | |
Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | |
Release date | June 2009 (13 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
Threads | 4 | |
Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | of 5.5 (Core i9-12900KS) |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 1536 (EPYC Embedded 3401) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | of 12288 (Core 2 Quad Q9550) |
L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | of 32 (Ryzen Threadripper 1998) |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | of 5 (Apple M1) |
Die size | 258 mm2 | |
Number of transistors | 758 million | of 57000 (Apple M1 Max) |
64 bit support | + | |
Windows 11 compatibility | - |
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 configuration | 1 | of 8 (Opteron 842) |
Socket | AM3 | |
Thermal design power (TDP) | 125 Watt | of 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 types | DDR3 | of 5200 (Ryzen 5 7600X) |
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.
Overall 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.
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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%
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Relative perfomance
Overall Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
Intel equivalent
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition from Intel is Core i3-4160, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 4 positions in our rating.
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