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.

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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: 29.31

Overall Rank:
4089th fastest in multithreading out of 5822 CPUs
2984th fastest in single threading out of 5822 CPUs
1171st fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

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

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1407

Single Thread Rating

1373

Samples: 55*
*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 Math	3,982 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,829 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	11 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3,699 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	389.1 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	29,449 KBytes/Sec
Physics	155 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	674 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,373 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X2 B59

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of March 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2026.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,410
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,252
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,935
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,595
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,407

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		161.17
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.55
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.85
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.54
Intel Core i5-12400F		45.20
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		29.31
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,599
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,373

Last 5 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X2 B59
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2851155 - Aug 21 2025		1489
BL2217644 - Oct 12 2024		1466
BL2217595 - Oct 12 2024		1148
BL1620994 - Aug 30 2022		1471
BL1585405 - Jun 23 2022		1510

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X2 B59
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,407
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,704 (+21.1%)
Intel Pentium G640 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,359 (-3.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,337 (-5.0%)
AMD Athlon II X2 B28 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,288 (-8.5%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,598 (+13.6%)
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,547 (+9.9%)
AMD A4-6300 APU vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,437 (+2.1%)
Intel Pentium G2020T @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,437 (+2.1%)
Intel Pentium E6700 @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,190 (-15.4%)
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,060 (-24.7%)
Intel Pentium G860 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,488 (+5.8%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs AMD Phenom II X2 B59		1,201 (-14.7%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X2 B59 Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,426
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,122
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,388
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,443
AMD Phenom II X2 B59		443

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