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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700K outperforms the cheaper FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3068 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 38% better in Minecraft than FX-9590 - 843 vs 609 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Minecraft than FX-9590 - £0.22 vs £0.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 125 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 20 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - £141.0 vs £183.3
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
843
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
100%
Price, £
£183.3
76%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700K Desktop Processor 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
609
72.24199288256227%
Value, £/FPS
£0.23/FPS
95.65217391304347%
Price, £
£141
100%
AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W FD9590FHHKWOF Desktop Processor - Black
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Updated 2883 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
20 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
125 W | TDP | 220 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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