Intel Core i5-9500F vs AMD FX-9590

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Combined performance score

FX-9590
6.64
+1.1%

FX-9590 outperforms Core i5-9500F by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking932936
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money3.2317.58
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date6 July 2013 (10 years old)23 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$192
Current price$190 $171 (0.9x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-9500F has 444% better value for money than FX-9590.

Technical specs

FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed4.7 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data9 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size315 mm2149 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierYesNo
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3+FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA+no data
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-9590 6.64
+1.1%
i5-9500F 6.57

FX-9590 outperforms Core i5-9500F by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

FX-9590 10194
+1.1%
i5-9500F 10086

FX-9590 outperforms Core i5-9500F by 1% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-9590 544
i5-9500F 1472
+171%

Core i5-9500F outperforms FX-9590 by 171% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

FX-9590 2171
i5-9500F 5035
+132%

Core i5-9500F outperforms FX-9590 by 132% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 6.64 6.57
Recency 6 July 2013 23 April 2019
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 65 Watt

We couldn't decide between FX-9590 and Core i5-9500F. The differences in performance seem too small.


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