AMD Phenom X4 B99 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 B99 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Peripherals, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom X4 B99

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 1377
5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13039 vs 2536

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Number of threads	12 vs 4
L2 cache	3 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197 vs 1377
PassMark - CPU mark	13039 vs 2536

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 B99
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1377

2197

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2536

13039

Name	AMD Phenom X4 B99	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1377	2197
PassMark - CPU mark	2536	13039
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		21.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		45.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		2.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 B99	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	HDXB99WFK4DGM	YD160XBCM6IAE
Place in performance rating	1822	1805
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Zen
Launch date		11 April 2017
Launch price (MSRP)		$230
OPN PIB		YD160XBCAEWOF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$171.03
Value for money (0-100)		22.78
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz	3.6 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	3 MB
Number of cores	4	6
Number of threads	4	12
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		192 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L3 cache		16 MB
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum core temperature		95°C
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Transistor count		4800 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Solution		Not included
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Supported memory frequency		2667 MHz
Supported memory types		DDR4
Peripherals
PCI Express revision		3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)