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Core i7-6950X vs FX-9590

Core i7-6950X vs FX-9590: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $588.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 326 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-9590

4.7 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-9590 Logo
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor

Buy for $298.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 322 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-6950X

3.0 GHz | 10-core

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $588.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 326 minutes ago

vs

AMD FX-9590

4.7 GHz | 8-core

AMD FX-9590 Logo
AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor

Buy for $298.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 322 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper FX-9590 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1085 days newer than the cheaper FX-9590.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X

  • Performs up to 27% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than FX-9590 - 116 vs 91 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 - 20 vs 8 threads

Advantages of AMD FX-9590

  • Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $298.02 vs $588.88
This is a free version of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


FPS

116

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$588.88

50%

FPS Winner

Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10

Buy for $588.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 326 minutes ago

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013


FPS

91

78.44827586206897%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$298.02

100%

AMD FD9590FHHKWOF FX-9590 8-core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W Black Edition Desktop Processor

Buy for $298.02 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 322 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-6950X Logo
Core i7-6950X

Desktop • May 31st, 2016


Single-Core

1295

100%

Multi-Core

8447

100%

AMD FX-9590 Logo
FX-9590

Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013


Single-Core

544

42.00772200772201%

Multi-Core

2171

25.70143246122884%

Intel Core i7-6950X

vs

AMD FX-9590

May 31st, 2016
Release DateJun 11th, 2013
Core i7CollectionFX
Broadwell-ECodenameVishera
Intel Socket 2011-3SocketAMD Socket AM3+
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10
Cores8
20
Threads8
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.7 GHz
3.5 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
5.0 GHz
140 W
TDP220 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
30.0x
Multiplier23.5x
NoneIntegrated GraphicsNone
YesOverclockableYes

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