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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-3960X outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-3960X is 575 days older than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 3% better in Resident Evil 4 than FX-9590 - 162 vs 158 FPS
- Up to 8% cheaper than FX-9590 - $274.85 vs $298.02
- Up to 10% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than FX-9590 - $1.7 vs $1.89 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 130 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 12 vs 8 threads
Resident Evil 4
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.7/FPS
100%
Price, $
$274.85
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
158
97.53086419753086%
Value, $/FPS
$1.89/FPS
89.94708994708995%
Price, $
$298.02
92%
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 220 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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