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).

 

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: 9392 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 9392 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
9392
Name AMD Phenom X2 B59 Intel Core i7-4930K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1368 1960
PassMark - CPU mark 1396 9392
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 1875 1887
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)