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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $213
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6600 is 751 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-6600 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than FX-9590 - 120 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 75% cheaper than FX-9590 - $74.0 vs $298.02
- Up to 77% better value when playing Elden Ring than FX-9590 - $0.62 vs $2.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 65 vs 220 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
112
93.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$2.66/FPS
23.308270676691727%
Price, $
$298.02
24%
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
100%
Price, $
$74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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Updated 348852 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-9590 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 220 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.5x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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