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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-6850K outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-6850K is 1085 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 12% better in Sea of Thieves than FX-9590 - 231 vs 207 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than FX-9590 - $115.0 vs $298.02
- Up to 65% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than FX-9590 - $0.5 vs $1.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 140 vs 220 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD FX-9590 - 12 vs 8 threads
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
231
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$115
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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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 i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FX-9590
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | FX |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Vishera |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
140 W | TDP | 220 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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