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AMD Phenom II X2 B59

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


AMD Phenom II X2 B59

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM2+/AM3

Clockspeed: 3.4 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 80 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) II X2 B59 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 29.06

Overall Rank:
3645th fastest in multithreading out of 5122 CPUs
2672nd fastest in single threading out of 5122 CPUs
1103rd fastest in out of 1446 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $48.02 USD (2021-08-24)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1396
Single Thread Rating
1368

Samples: 54*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,097
Thread: 1,144

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom II X2 B59

Integer Math4,085 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math2,813 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,677 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption384.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression29,231 KBytes/Sec
Physics155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions650 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,368 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of May 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X2 B59

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of May 2025


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of May 2025.

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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,701
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,314
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,033
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,862
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,476
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,176
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,709
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,655
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,147
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,396
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 184.13
Intel Core i5-12400F
 178.69
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 166.89
Intel Core i9-13900K
 149.37
Intel Core i9-12900K
 136.21
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 51.93
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 29.06
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,611
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,140
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,681
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,478
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,921
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,368
Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X2 B59
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2217644 - Oct 12 2024
1466
BL2217595 - Oct 12 2024
1148
BL1620994 - Aug 30 2022
1471
BL1585405 - Jun 23 2022
1510
BL1497303 - Jan 15 2022
1500
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X2 B59
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,396
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,694 (+21.4%)
Intel Pentium G645 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,441 (+3.3%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,284 (-8.0%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,571 (+12.6%)
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,542 (+10.5%)
AMD A6-5400K APU vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,276 (-8.6%)
Intel Pentium G2020T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,430 (+2.5%)
AMD A4-6300 APU vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,422 (+1.9%)
Intel Core i3-2120T @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,565 (+12.1%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,495 (+7.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,159 (-17.0%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 1,140 (-18.3%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 Good for Gaming?
As of 20th of May 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,504
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,157
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,325
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,847
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,599
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,511
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,284
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,810
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,682
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,527
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,523
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,417
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
 442