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£338.66
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $439
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900 outperforms the cheaper FX-9590 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing FX-9590 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-11900 is 2835 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900
- Performs up to 56% better in Starfield than FX-9590 - 70 vs 45 FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 65 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i9-11900 - £141.0 vs £338.66
- Up to 35% better value when playing Starfield than Core i9-11900 - £3.13 vs £4.84 per FPS
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
70
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.84/FPS
64.6694214876033%
Price, £
£338.66
41%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-11900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.2 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & select 400 Series chipset) 65W
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
FPS
45
64.28571428571429%
Value, £/FPS
£3.13/FPS
100%
Price, £
£141
100%
Value Winner
AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W FD9590FHHKWOF Desktop Processor - Black
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Updated 4890 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-11900 | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i9 | Collection | FX |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 8 |
16 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i9-11900 or FX-9590
Starfield, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
£30.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,249.99
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5 FPS
£286.8/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i9-11900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£1,434
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