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In short — Core i9-7940X 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 i9-7940X is 1543 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Up to 25% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $298.02 vs $397.83
- Up to 6% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-7940X - $2.46 vs $2.62 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 26% better in Dead Island 2 than FX-9590 - 152 vs 121 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 165 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 28 vs 8 threads
Dead Island 2
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD FX-9590 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| FX | Collection | Core i9 |
| Vishera | Codename | Skylake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 14 |
| 8 | Threads | 28 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 220 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 23.5x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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