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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9500 outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9500 is 1956 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 8% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than FX-9590 - 168 vs 155 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than FX-9590 - $160.74 vs $298.02
- Up to 50% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than FX-9590 - $0.96 vs $1.92 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 i5-9500 - 8 vs 6 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.96/FPS
100%
Price, $
$160.74
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i5 | Collection | FX |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 6 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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