AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and AMD Phenom II X2 B53 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X2 B59

AMD Phenom II X2 B53

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B59

Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1368 vs 1161
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1396 vs 1137

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368 vs 1161
PassMark - CPU mark	1396 vs 1137

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 B53

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1368

1161

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

1137

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD Phenom II X2 B53
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368	1161
PassMark - CPU mark	1396	1137
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1865
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3215

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD Phenom II X2 B53
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1871	1634
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Callisto
Launch date		October 2009
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		45 nm
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		758 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3