Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3420 outperforms FX-9590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3420 is 82 days newer than FX-9590.
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than FX-9590 - 459 vs 454 FPS
- Consumes up to 76% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 53 vs 220 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-9590 | vs | Intel Pentium G3420 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2013 |
| FX | Collection | Pentium |
| Vishera | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 220 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.5x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
