AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs Intel Core i7-5930K

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and Intel Core i7-5930K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, 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 75% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 140 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 140 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-5930K

  • 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 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2055 vs 1368
  • 7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10324 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 2055 vs 1368
PassMark - CPU mark 10324 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-5930K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1368
2055
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1396
10324
Name AMD Phenom X2 B59 Intel Core i7-5930K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1368 2055
PassMark - CPU mark 1396 10324
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 979
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5795
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3949
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.58
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 74.236
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 8.385

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X2 B59 Intel Core i7-5930K

Essentials

Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating 1876 1885
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Architecture codename Haswell E
Launch date September 2014
Launch price (MSRP) $613
Price now $597.99
Processor Number i7-5930K
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 6.72

Performance

Base frequency 3.4 GHz 3.50 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 0 GT/s
Die size 356 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 66.8 °C
Maximum frequency 3.70 GHz
Transistor count 2600 million

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3 FCLGA2011-3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 140 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 68 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4 1600/1866/2133

Graphics

Processor graphics None

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® AVX2
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)