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AMD Phenom II X2 B59 vs Intel Pentium E6600

The AMD Phenom II X2 B59 is newer than Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz also around 19% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 12% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Phenom II X2 B59 uses around 21% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 521 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.
×AMD Phenom II X2 B59×Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $50 - BUY
Socket TypeAM2+/AM3LGA775
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.4 GHz3.1 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MBL1: 128KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 0MB
TDP80W65W
Yearly Running Cost$14.60$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2012Q4 2010
# of Samples54467
CPU Value29.122.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1368(0.0%)12043(-12.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1396(0.0%)1132(-18.9%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 8th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
1,396
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
1,132
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 8th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
29.1
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
22.6
CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 8th of January 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X2 B59
1,368
Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
1,204
Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 Intel Pentium E6600 @ 3.06GHz
Max TDP80W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.160.13
Running cost per day$0.040$0.033
Power consumption per year (kWh)58.447.5
Running cost per year$14.60$11.86
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.