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).

AMD Phenom X2 B59

Intel Core i7-5930K

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: 2053 vs 1368
7.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10329 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	2053 vs 1368
PassMark - CPU mark	10329 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

2053

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

10329

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Core i7-5930K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368	2053
PassMark - CPU mark	1396	10329
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	1875	1886
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)