AMD Phenom II X2 B59 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Phenom II X2 B59 has 2 cores with 2 threads and is based on the 2. gen of the AMD Phenom II series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM3 socket and was released in Q4/2011.
AMD Phenom II X2 B59

CPU lineage

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Name: AMD Phenom II X2 B59
Family: AMD Phenom II (52)
CPU group: AMD Phenom II - 545 (9)
Architecture: Callisto (K10)
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 2
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X2 B59 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 is 3.40 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 2
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.40 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
DDR2-1066
21.3 GB/s
--
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 80 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 80 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X2 B59 is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology: 45 nm
Chip design:
Socket: AM3
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 6.00 MB
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a
Release date: Q4/2011
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

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2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
2197
Intel Pentium G3460 Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz
2191
Intel Celeron 7305 Intel Celeron 7305
5C 6T @ 1.10 GHz
2190
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 AMD Phenom II X2 B59
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
2188
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500
4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz
2188
Intel Pentium G3450 Intel Pentium G3450
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
2188
AMD Phenom II X2 565 AMD Phenom II X2 565
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
2188

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A8-6500 AMD A8-6500
4C 4T @ 4.10 GHz
90
AMD Athlon II X2 370K AMD Athlon II X2 370K
2C 2T @ 4.20 GHz
90
Intel Pentium Gold 4417U Intel Pentium Gold 4417U
2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
90
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 AMD Phenom II X2 B59
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
89
Intel Pentium 4405U Intel Pentium 4405U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
89
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
89
AMD Phenom II X4 965 AMD Phenom II X4 965
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
89

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i3-3227U Intel Core i3-3227U
2C 4T @ 1.90 GHz
175
Intel Celeron G1610 Intel Celeron G1610
2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz
174
Intel Celeron 2970M Intel Celeron 2970M
2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz
173
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 AMD Phenom II X2 B59
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
172
AMD Phenom II X2 565 AMD Phenom II X2 565
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
172
AMD Phenom II X2 511 AMD Phenom II X2 511
2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz
172
AMD A8-7200P AMD A8-7200P
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
171

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