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FX-9590 vs Core i9-12900K

FX-9590 vs Core i9-12900K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 3068 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.

Advantages of FX-9590

  • Up to 60% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €174.94 vs €434.79
  • Up to 51% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i9-12900K - €1.13 vs €2.31 per FPS

Advantages of Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 21% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than FX-9590 - 188 vs 155 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 - 24 vs 8 threads
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
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This is a free version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013


FPS

155

82%

Value, €/FPS

€1.13/FPS

100%

Price, €

€174.94

100%

Value Winner

AMD FX-9590 Black Edition FX 8-Core Processore

Buy for 174.94 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 170 minutes ago

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

188

100%

Value, €/FPS

€2.31/FPS

49%

Price, €

€434.79

40%

FPS Winner

INTEL Core i9-12900K - Vassoio LGA1700 da 3,2 GHz

Buy for 434.79 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 171 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra+

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013


Single-Core

544

21%

Multi-Core

2171

14%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

AMD FX-9590 Logo

FX-9590

vs
Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Core i9-12900K

Jun 11th, 2013Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
FXCollectionCore i9
VisheraCodenameAlder Lake
AMD Socket AM3+SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8Cores
16
8Threads
24
4.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.2 GHz
5.0 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.2 GHz
220 WTDP
125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
23.5xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
UHD Graphics 770
YesOverclockableYes

PCs Using FX-9590 or Core i9-12900K

With selected game settings

FX-9590 and Core i9-12900K Popular Comparisons

Compare 2 Processors in Games

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

512.55

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

243.3

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

144.41

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

198.71

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

168.69

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

157.96

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

786.34

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

431.06

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

365.83

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

227.89

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 4500 Logo
Ryzen 5 4500

75.94

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

434.79

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G Logo
Ryzen 7 8700G

303.77

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Logo
Ryzen 7 7800X3D

512.55

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Logo
Ryzen 5 7600X

219

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

135

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X Logo
Ryzen 7 5700X

179.84

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Logo
Ryzen 5 5500

98

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Logo
Ryzen 7 7700X

317

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Logo
Ryzen 7 5800X

169.84

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 Logo
Ryzen 5 7600

201.2

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

243.3

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i7-14700K Logo
Core i7-14700K

414

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Logo
Ryzen 5 5600

144.41

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Logo
Ryzen 9 7900X

367.85

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Logo
Ryzen 9 5900X

242.21

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Logo
Ryzen 9 5950X

314

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G Logo
Ryzen 7 5700G

198.71

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

348.9

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

520

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i5-12600KF Logo
Core i5-12600KF

168.69

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Logo
Ryzen 7 3700X

157.96

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GT Logo
Ryzen 5 5600GT

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i5-13400F Logo
Core i5-13400F

157

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i5-12600K Logo
Core i5-12600K

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i9-14900KF Logo
Core i9-14900KF

485

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X3D

786.34

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i7-14700KF Logo
Core i7-14700KF

431.06

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i7-13700K Logo
Core i7-13700K

365.83

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

164.13

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i7-12700KF Logo
Core i7-12700KF

227.89

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

174.94

vs
Intel Core i9-14900K Logo
Core i9-14900K

471.07

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