AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs Intel Core i7-4930K

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and Intel Core i7-4930K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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

Intel Core i7-4930K

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B59

Around 63% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4930K

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
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1960 vs 1368
6.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9384 vs 1396

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1960 vs 1368
PassMark - CPU mark	9384 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4930K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1368

1960

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

9384

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Core i7-4930K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368	1960
PassMark - CPU mark	1396	9384
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		811
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4953
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.329

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Core i7-4930K
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1876	1886
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Ivy Bridge E
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$670
Price now		$397.99
Processor Number		i7-4930K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.63
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.40 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		257 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum core temperature		66.8
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1860 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		52.5mm x 45.0mm
Memory
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory bandwidth		59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		40
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)