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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 2704 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 32% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than FX-9590 - 121 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than FX-9590 - $3.1 vs $3.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 52% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 105 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 32 vs 8 threads
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $298.02 vs $375.22
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$375.22
79%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
92
76.03305785123968%
Value, $/FPS
$3.24/FPS
95.679012345679%
Price, $
$298.02
100%
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Updated 353739 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | FX |
| Vermeer | Codename | Vishera |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 8 |
32 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
105 W | TDP | 220 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5950X or FX-9590
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
72 FPS
$15.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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88 FPS
$18.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,599
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121 FPS
$33.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$3,999.99
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74 FPS
$18.24/FPS
Arc A750
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,349.99
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107 FPS
$24.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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77 FPS
$19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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86 FPS
$19.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,649.99
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86 FPS
$22.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,949.99
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77 FPS
$19.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,499.99
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91 FPS
$62.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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