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).
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: 1463 vs 1368
- 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5306 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 | 1463 vs 1368 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 5306 vs 1396 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: AMD FX-8370E
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom X2 B59 | AMD FX-8370E |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1368 | 1463 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1396 | 5306 |
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 | |
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Essentials |
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Family | AMD Phenom | |
OPN Tray | HDXB59WFK2DGM | |
Place in performance rating | 1875 | 1878 |
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 |
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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 |
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Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 80 Watt | 95 Watt |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3-1866 | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | n / a | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |