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In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms FX-9590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 884 days older than FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than FX-9590 - 113 vs 112 FPS
- Consumes up to 57% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 95 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 i5-2500K - 8 vs 4 threads
Elden Ring
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
113
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
100%
Price, £
£37.72
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU Used 4-Core 4-Thread Desktop Processor 3.3 GHz 6M 95W LGA1155
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
95 W | TDP | 220 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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