AMD FX-9590
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AMD FX-9590 vs AMD Athlon II X2 370K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
AMD FX-9590
AMD FX-9590
Released
Q2/2013
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AMD Athlon II X2 370K
AMD Athlon II X2 370K

What's the best choice AMD FX-9590 or AMD Athlon II X2 370K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-9590 has a maximum frequency of 4.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 220 W. Released in Q3/2013.

AMD Athlon II X2 370K has a maximum frequency of 4.00 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD FX-9590 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-9590
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    931 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 15% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    8 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-9590 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    755 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    414 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    997 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    767 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    51 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    526 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    289 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    510 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    233 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    518 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1344 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.3 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 220 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X2 370K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    847 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    978 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    683 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    832 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    443 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    588 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1189 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
AMD Athlon II X2 370K AMD Athlon II X2 370K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-9000 left arrow AMD Athlon II (Richland)
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    4.70 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.20 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X2 370K and AMD FX-9590. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-9590 and AMD Athlon II X2 370K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    220 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-9590 and AMD FX-9590, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow None
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE3
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Piledriver) left arrow Richland
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-9590 and AMD Athlon II X2 370K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
114
AMD FX-9590
90
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
713
AMD FX-9590
147
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
2587
AMD FX-9590
1771
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
13110
AMD FX-9590
2511
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.37
AMD FX-9590
1
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
8.52
AMD FX-9590
2
AMD Athlon II X2 370K
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
10465
AMD FX-9590
2170
AMD Athlon II X2 370K

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