AMD Phenom X2 B59 vs Intel Pentium G3420

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B59 and Intel Pentium G3420 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Phenom X2 B59

Intel Pentium G3420

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B59

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	1 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420

Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 80 Watt
Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1759 vs 1368
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1949 vs 1396

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 80 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1759 vs 1368
PassMark - CPU mark	1949 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B59
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1368

1759

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1396

1949

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Pentium G3420
PassMark - Single thread mark	1368	1759
PassMark - CPU mark	1396	1949
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		653
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1221
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		4.144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		61.915
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.386
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3053
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		652
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2589
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3053

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B59	Intel Pentium G3420
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB59WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1875	1870
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Haswell
Launch date		September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)		$252
Price now		$109.99
Processor Number		G3420
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		9.12
Performance
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.20 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	256 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Transistor count		1400 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
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)