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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-11500 outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-11500 is 2835 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 11% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-9590 - 122 vs 110 FPS
- Up to 27% cheaper than FX-9590 - $218.99 vs $298.02
- Up to 34% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than FX-9590 - $1.8 vs $2.71 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
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
122
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.8/FPS
100%
Price, $
$218.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
110
90.1639344262295%
Value, $/FPS
$2.71/FPS
66.42066420664207%
Price, $
$298.02
73%
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Updated 348669 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or FX-9590
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
47 FPS
$24.66/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,159
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47 FPS
$27.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,289
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47 FPS
$28.49/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,339
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47 FPS
$54.23/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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$2,549
In Stock
47 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,259
In Stock
47 FPS
$27.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,279
In Stock
47 FPS
$24.45/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,149
In Stock
47 FPS
$25.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$1,179
In Stock
47 FPS
$27.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-11500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,289
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