AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs AMD Sempron 150

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and AMD Sempron 150 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 Sempron 150

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B59

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1395 vs 1117
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1431 vs 597

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395 vs 1117
PassMark - CPU mark	1431 vs 597

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 150

Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

1117

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1431

597

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD Sempron 150
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	1117
PassMark - CPU mark	1431	597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1683
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1576

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	AMD Sempron 150
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1742	1769
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sargas
Launch date		December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$73
Price now		$44.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.62
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		45 nm
Maximum frequency		2.9 GHz
Transistor count		234 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3