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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-990X outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-990X is 838 days older than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 0% better in Valorant than FX-9590 - 693 vs 691 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than FX-9590 - CA$339.58 vs CA$549.41
- Up to 39% better value when playing Valorant than FX-9590 - CA$0.49 vs CA$0.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 41% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 130 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 12 vs 8 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
693
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
691
99.71139971139971%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.8/FPS
61.24999999999999%
Price, CA$
CA$549.41
61%
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF Fx-9590 OEM-Series 8-Core Processor Black Edition
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In Stock
Updated 2053 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Gulftown | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
130 W | TDP | 220 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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