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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12600K outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12600K is 3068 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Death Stranding than FX-9590 - 242 vs 214 FPS
- Up to 40% cheaper than FX-9590 - $172.97 vs $288.02
- Up to 47% better value when playing Death Stranding than FX-9590 - $0.71 vs $1.35 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 - 16 vs 8 threads
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
242
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$172.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
FX-9590 | vs | Core i5-12600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11th, 2013 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| FX | Collection | Core i5 |
| Vishera | Codename | Alder Lake |
| AMD Socket AM3+ | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 | Cores | 10 |
| 8 | Threads | 16 |
4.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
| 220 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 23.5x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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