AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs AMD PRO A6-8570E

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and AMD PRO A6-8570E processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X2 B59

AMD PRO A6-8570E

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B59

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1368 vs 1349

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368 vs 1349

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A6-8570E

2.3x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1642 vs 1396

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1642 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: AMD PRO A6-8570E

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1368

1349

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

1642

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD PRO A6-8570E
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368	1349
PassMark - CPU mark	1396	1642

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD PRO A6-8570E
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM	AD857BAHM23AB
Place in performance rating	1875	1884
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	AMD PRO A-Series A6 APU for Desktops
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		28 nm
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Number of GPU cores		4
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	35 Watt
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency		800 MHz
Processor graphics		R5
Switchable graphics
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0
Advanced Technologies
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)