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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1577 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 10% better in Hogwarts Legacy than FX-9590 - 86 vs 78 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than FX-9590 - £1.71 vs £1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 65 vs 220 Watts
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Up to 4% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - £141.0 vs £146.66
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8400 - 8 vs 6 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
86
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.71/FPS
100%
Price, £
£146.66
96%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Retail - (1151/Hex Core/2.80GHz/9MB/Coffee Lake/65W/Graphics)
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
78
90.69767441860465%
Value, £/FPS
£1.81/FPS
94.47513812154695%
Price, £
£141
100%
AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W FD9590FHHKWOF Desktop Processor - Black
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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