AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs Intel Core i7-6800K

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and Intel Core i7-6800K 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 i7-6800K

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 i7-6800K

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 63% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2272 vs 1395
7.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10763 vs 1431

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	2272 vs 1395
PassMark - CPU mark	10763 vs 1431

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6800K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

2272

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1431

10763

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Core i7-6800K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	2272
PassMark - CPU mark	1431	10763
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		918
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5410
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3686
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.629
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		89.35
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.774
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		10.121

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Core i7-6800K
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1742	1755
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Broadwell E
Launch date		May 2016
Launch price (MSRP)		$345
Price now		$419.99
Processor Number		i7-6800K
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		9.53
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
L1 cache		32 KB (per core)
L3 cache		15360 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.60 GHz
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
Memory
Max memory channels		4
Maximum memory size		128 GB
Supported memory types		DDR4 2400/2133
Graphics
Processor graphics		None
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		28
PCI Express revision		3.0
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Turbo Boost Max 3.0
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)