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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6900K outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6900K is 1085 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Elden Ring than FX-9590 - 120 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 51% cheaper than FX-9590 - $145.0 vs $298.02
- Up to 55% better value when playing Elden Ring than FX-9590 - $1.21 vs $2.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 140 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 16 vs 8 threads
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
120
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$145
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
112
93.33333333333333%
Value, $/FPS
$2.66/FPS
45.48872180451127%
Price, $
$298.02
48%
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
Buy for $298.02 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348914 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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