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In short, we have a clear winner — FX-9590 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-960 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing FX-9590 is 1330 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-960.
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-960 - 119 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 0% cheaper than Core i7-960 - $298.02 vs $299.0
- Up to 1% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-960 - $2.5 vs $2.53 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-960
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 130 vs 220 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$298.02
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
FPS
118
99.15966386554622%
Value, $/FPS
$2.53/FPS
98.81422924901186%
Price, $
$299
99%
Intel Core i7-960 Processor 3.20 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366
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In Stock
Updated 350421 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-960
Desktop • Oct 20th, 2009
Single-Core
491
90.25735294117648%
Multi-Core
1663
76.60064486411791%
AMD FX-9590 | vs | Intel Core i7-960 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Oct 20th, 2009 |
| FX | Collection | Core i7 |
| Vishera | Codename | Bloomfield |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1366 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 220 W | TDP | 130 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 23.5x | Multiplier | 24.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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