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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-9100 outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-9100 is 1908 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 14% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-9590 - 235 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 59% cheaper than FX-9590 - $122.18 vs $298.02
- Up to 64% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than FX-9590 - $0.52 vs $1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 70% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 65 vs 220 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-9590 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-9590
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-9100 - 8 vs 4 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FPS
235
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$122.18
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i3 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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