AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs AMD FX-8370E

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and AMD FX-8370E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Phenom X2 B59

AMD FX-8370E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B59

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8370E

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
6 more threads: 8 vs 2
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1466 vs 1368
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5319 vs 1396

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 2
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1466 vs 1368
PassMark - CPU mark	5319 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: AMD FX-8370E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1368

1466

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

5319

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD FX-8370E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368	1466
PassMark - CPU mark	1396	5319
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2859
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		11715
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		9.383
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		20.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.401
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.984
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.33

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD FX-8370E
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1871	1881
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Vishera
Launch date		September 2014
Price now		$223.87
Value for money (0-100)		10.27
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	8192 KB
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	8
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		315 mm
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum core temperature		71 °C
Maximum frequency		4.3 GHz
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.075 V - Max: 1.2875 V
Transistor count		1200 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3-1866
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)