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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-7960X outperforms the cheaper FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-7960X is 1543 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Up to 17% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - $298.02 vs $357.22
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 29% better in Far Cry 6 than FX-9590 - 121 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 7% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than FX-9590 - $2.95 vs $3.17 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 165 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 32 vs 8 threads
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
94
77.68595041322314%
Value, $/FPS
$3.17/FPS
93.05993690851736%
Price, $
$298.02
100%
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.95/FPS
100%
Price, $
$357.22
83%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.2 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Core i9-7960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-9590 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 8 | Threads | 32 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 220 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.5x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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