Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3550S outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3550S is 408 days older than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550S
- Performs up to 1% better in Sons Of The Forest than FX-9590 - 93 vs 92 FPS
- Up to 48% cheaper than FX-9590 - $109.64 vs $210.6
- Up to 48% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than FX-9590 - $1.31 vs $2.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 65 vs 220 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-3550S - 8 vs 4 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
93
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.31/FPS
100%
Price, €
€121.7
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €121.7 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2831 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
92
98.9247311827957%
Value, €/FPS
€2.54/FPS
51.574803149606296%
Price, €
€233.77
52%
Buy for €233.77 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2833 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3550S | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
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Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
Core i5 | Collection | FX |
Ivy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |