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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper FX-9590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-9590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 2704 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $298.02 vs $1199.99
- Up to 74% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Ryzen 5 5600X - $2.13 vs $8.05 per FPS
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than FX-9590 - 149 vs 140 FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 65 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 12 vs 8 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
140
93.95973154362416%
Value, $/FPS
$2.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$298.02
100%
Value Winner
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
149
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.05/FPS
26.459627329192543%
Price, $
$1199.99
24%
FPS Winner
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-9590 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| FX | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Vermeer |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
| 8 | Threads | 12 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 220 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 23.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using FX-9590 or Ryzen 5 5600X
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
52 FPS
$20.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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87 FPS
$17.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
68 FPS
$15.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
52 FPS
$24.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
108 FPS
$16.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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47 FPS
$21.91/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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52 FPS
$19.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
58 FPS
$22.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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68 FPS
$34.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
In Stock
42 FPS
$37.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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