AMD A8-6500B vs AMD Phenom X2 B59

Comparative analysis of AMD A8-6500B and AMD Phenom X2 B59 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-6500B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1510 vs 1368
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2894 vs 1396
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1510 vs 1368
PassMark - CPU mark 2894 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A8-6500B
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X2 B59

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1510
1368
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2894
1396
Name AMD A8-6500B AMD Phenom X2 B59
PassMark - Single thread mark 1510 1368
PassMark - CPU mark 2894 1396
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.868
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 177.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 12
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 44.577

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD A8-6500B AMD Phenom X2 B59

Essentials

Family AMD A-Series Processors AMD Phenom
OPN Tray AD650BOKA44HL HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating 1873 1874
Series AMD Business Class - Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.4 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 71.30°C
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2
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Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Processor graphics AMD Radeon HD 8570D
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 11

Compatibility

Sockets supported FM2 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
RAID

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0