Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3420 outperforms the more expensive FX-9590 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3420 is 82 days newer than the more expensive FX-9590.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 5 than FX-9590 - 164 vs 163 FPS
- Up to 93% cheaper than FX-9590 - $21.1 vs $298.02
- Up to 93% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than FX-9590 - $0.13 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 76% less energy than AMD FX-9590 - 53 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 Pentium G3420 - 8 vs 2 threads
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.13/FPS
100%
Price, $
$21.1
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Jun 11th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD FX-9590 |
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Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 11th, 2013 |
Pentium | Collection | FX |
Haswell | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 220 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 23.5x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |