Ryzen 5 5500U vs FX-9590

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Aggregate performance score

FX-9590
2013
8 cores / 8 threads, 220 Watt
6.35
Ryzen 5 5500U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 25 Watt
8.06
+26.9%

Ryzen 5 5500U outperforms FX-9590 by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1115985
Place by popularitynot in top-10025
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency2.7630.80
DesignerAMDAMD
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date6 July 2013 (11 years ago)12 January 2021 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

FX-9590 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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)
Threads812
Base clock speed4.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm7 nm
Die size315 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °C105 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9590 and Ryzen 5 5500U 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+FP6
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9590 and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe versionn/a3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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.

FX-9590 6.35
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.06
+26.9%

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

FX-9590 10194
Ryzen 5 5500U 12923
+26.8%

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.

FX-9590 532
Ryzen 5 5500U 1291
+143%

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.

FX-9590 2141
Ryzen 5 5500U 4524
+111%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.35 8.06
Recency 6 July 2013 12 January 2021
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 32 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 25 Watt

FX-9590 has 33.3% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 5500U, on the other hand, has a 26.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more threads, a 357.1% more advanced lithography process, and 780% lower power consumption.

The AMD Ryzen 5 5500U is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD FX-9590 in performance tests.

Note that FX-9590 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 5500U is a notebook one.

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