AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs AMD A8-3820

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and AMD A8-3820 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps).

AMD Phenom X2 B59

AMD A8-3820

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B59

Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1395 vs 1131

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395 vs 1131

Reasons to consider the AMD A8-3820

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 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 52% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2174 vs 1431

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L2 cache	1024 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2174 vs 1431

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: AMD A8-3820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

1131

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1431

2174

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD A8-3820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	1131
PassMark - CPU mark	1431	2174
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1647
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4806
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		893
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		893

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD A8-3820
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1844	1856
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Llano
Launch date		December 2011
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		228 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum frequency		2.5 GHz
Transistor count		1178 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FM1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)