AMD Phenom II X2 B59

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 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 B59

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+/AM3

Clockspeed: 3.4 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 B59 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 29.06

Overall Rank:
3456th fastest in multithreading out of 4918 CPUs
2511th fastest in single threading out of 4918 CPUs
1056th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $48.02 USD (2021-08-24)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1396

Single Thread Rating

1368

Samples: 54*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,097
Thread: 1,144

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom II X2 B59

Integer Math	4,085 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,813 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,677 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	384.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	29,231 KBytes/Sec
Physics	155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	650 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,368 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of January 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X2 B59

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From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 1st of January 2025.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,913
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,430
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,090
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,585
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,102
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,886
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,236
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,738
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,586
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,396

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		195.20
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		177.47
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		146.18
Intel Core i9-12900K		143.36
Intel Core i9-13900K		94.04
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.56
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.42
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		29.06
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 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,156
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,026
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,926
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,368

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X2 B59
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2217644 - Oct 12 2024		1466
BL2217595 - Oct 12 2024		1148
BL1620994 - Aug 30 2022		1471
BL1585405 - Jun 23 2022		1510
BL1497303 - Jan 15 2022		1500

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

Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X2 B59
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,396
Intel Pentium G645 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,429 (+2.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,309 (-6.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,269 (-9.0%)
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,695 (+21.5%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,571 (+12.6%)
Intel Pentium G840 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,294 (-7.3%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,275 (-8.7%)
Intel Celeron G1820 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,717 (+23.1%)
Intel Pentium G2020T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,430 (+2.5%)
AMD A4-6300 APU vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,428 (+2.3%)
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,132 (-18.9%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,483 (+6.3%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 Good for Gaming?
As of 4th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,219
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,879
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,804
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,614
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,318
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,866
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,544
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,519
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,262
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,257
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,160
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,920
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		442

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