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).

AMD A8-6500B

AMD Phenom X2 B59

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: 1508 vs 1368
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2893 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	1508 vs 1368
PassMark - CPU mark	2893 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1508

1368

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2893

1396

Name	AMD A8-6500B	AMD Phenom X2 B59
PassMark - Single thread mark	1508	1368
PassMark - CPU mark	2893	1396
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	5.108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	180.901
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.522
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.202
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	44.086

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	1867	1876
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
Unlocked
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