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).

 

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 1875 1867
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™)