AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 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 Ryzen 5 1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
3x 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 51% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2066 vs 1368
8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12278 vs 1396

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
L2 cache	3 MB vs 1 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2066 vs 1368
PassMark - CPU mark	12278 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1368

2066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

12278

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368	2066
PassMark - CPU mark	1396	12278
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		900
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4987
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3180
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		19.064
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		42.999
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.822
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.717
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.504

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM	YD1600BBM6IAE
Place in performance rating	1876	1868
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen
Launch date		11 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$210
OPN PIB		YD1600BBAEBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$129.99
Value for money (0-100)		27.80
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.2 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	3 MB
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Maximum frequency		3.6 GHz
Transistor count		4800 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire (No LED)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)