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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 Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 86% better in Counter-Strike 2 than FX-9590 - 460 vs 247 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
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $298.02 vs $1199.99
- Up to 54% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $1.21 vs $2.61 per FPS
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
460
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.61/FPS
46.36015325670498%
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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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
247
53.69565217391305%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/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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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | FX |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or FX-9590
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
283 FPS
$3.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049.99
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339 FPS
$4.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,499
In Stock
307 FPS
$3.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,049
In Stock
283 FPS
$4.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,249.99
In Stock
374 FPS
$4.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799.99
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276 FPS
$3.73/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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283 FPS
$3.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
292 FPS
$4.45/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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307 FPS
$7.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,344
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268 FPS
$5.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,559.77
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