Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3450S outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3450S is 408 days older than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450S
- Performs up to 1% better in Dirt 5 than FX-9590 - 145 vs 143 FPS
- Up to 68% cheaper than FX-9590 - $95.0 vs $298.02
- Up to 68% better value when playing Dirt 5 than FX-9590 - $0.66 vs $2.08 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
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3450S - 8 vs 4 threads
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349156 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
143
98.62068965517241%
Value, $/FPS
$2.08/FPS
31.73076923076923%
Price, $
$298.02
31%
Buy for $298.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349156 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450S | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
---|---|---|
Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |