Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-2600S outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-2600S is 884 days older than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600S
- Performs up to 2% better in Starfield than FX-9590 - 46 vs 45 FPS
- Up to 18% cheaper than FX-9590 - $171.83 vs $210.6
- Up to 20% better value when playing Starfield than FX-9590 - $4.15 vs $5.19 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
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
46
100%
Value, €/FPS
€4.15/FPS
100%
Price, €
€190.73
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for €190.73 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2539 minutes ago
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
45
97.82608695652173%
Value, €/FPS
€5.19/FPS
79.96146435452795%
Price, €
€233.77
81%
Buy for €233.77 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2542 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600S | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
---|---|---|
Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
Core i7 | Collection | FX |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 8 |
8 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |