Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 Ryzen 9 7900X is 3395 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 67% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than FX-9590 - 759 vs 454 FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 170 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 24 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of FX-9590
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - £535.43 vs £929.89
- Up to 4% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Ryzen 9 7900X - £1.18 vs £1.23 per FPS
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
759
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.23/FPS
96%
Price, £
£929.89
57%
FPS Winner
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My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Ryzen 9 7900X | vs | FX-9590 |
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Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | FX |
Raphael | Codename | Vishera |
AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 8 |
24 | Threads | 8 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
5.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
170 W | TDP | 220 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
47.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |