Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7980XE outperforms FX-9590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7980XE is 1543 days newer than FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7980XE
- Performs up to 7% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than FX-9590 - 206 vs 192 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 165 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 36 vs 8 threads
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Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-9590 | vs | Intel Core i9-7980XE |
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Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
FX | Collection | Core i9 Extreme |
Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 18 |
8 | Threads | 36 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
220 W | TDP | 165 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
23.5x | Multiplier | 26.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |