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AMD FX-9590 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
AMD FX-9590
AMD FX-9590
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2020-11-05
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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

What's the best choice AMD FX-9590 or AMD Ryzen 9 5900X? 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 base frequency of 4.7 GHz. 8 / 8 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 220 W. Released in Q3/2013.

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X has a base frequency of 3.7 GHz. 12 / 24 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 105 W. Released in 2020-11-05.

Differences

AMD FX-9590 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-9590
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  • Higher clock speed

    Around 27% better clock speed

    4.7 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 4% higher specified turbo frequency

    5 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz

Positions in all rankings

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

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    724 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    403 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    835 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    582 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    133 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    526 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    283 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    449 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    211 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    361 place
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    35 left arrow place
  • More number of cores

    4 more cores

    12 left arrow 8
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    105 W left arrow 220 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    55 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    41 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    40 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    32 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    12 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    28 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    101 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    46 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    21 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    22 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD FX-9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 5000
  • Family
    FX-Series left arrow Ryzen
  • Form Factor
    Desktops left arrow Desktops / Boxed Processor
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
  • Predecessor
    - left arrow AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop
  • Series
    FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors left arrow Ryzen 5000 Series
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    4.7 GHz left arrow 3.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 12
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow Yes
  • Max. Boost Clock
    5 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    5 GHz left arrow 4.8 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (8 Cores)
    5 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (12 Cores)
    - left arrow 4.5 GHz
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
    None left arrow None
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow -
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and AMD FX-9590. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3 left arrow DDR4
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 4.0
  • System Memory Specification
    1866 left arrow 3200
  • PCIe
    - left arrow PCIe 4.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-9590 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Default TDP
    220 W left arrow 105 W
  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    57 °C left arrow 90 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    220 W left arrow 105 W
  • TDP (PL2)
    - left arrow 142 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-9590 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Vishera (Piledriver) left arrow Vermeer (Zen 3)
  • Codename
    Vishera left arrow Vermeer
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L1-Cache
    0.375 MB left arrow -
  • L2-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • L3-Cache
    8 MB left arrow 64 MB
  • Manufacturer product ID (boxed)
    FD9590FHHKWOF left arrow -
  • Manufacturer product ID (tray)
    FD9590FHW8KHK left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow 2020-11-05
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM4
  • Technology
    32nm SOI left arrow TSMC 7nm FinFET
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V, SVM

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs
Individual model tests

These results have no shared test of both models with the same version and settings. They are shown separately without a percentage difference.

AMD FX-9590

AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

More results: 11

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

Cinebench 2024 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 1185 points System: Ryzen 9 5900X, 64 GB
CPU / power label: Ryzen 9 5900X, 64 GB
Source minimum runtime: 0 minutes.
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R23 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 22046 points System: CB: Ryzen 9 5900X @ Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 9 5900X @ Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R23 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 1638 points System: CB: Ryzen 9 5900X @ Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 9 5900X @ Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / multiple threads

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 8545 points System: CB: Ryzen 9 5900X @Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 9 5900X @Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Cinebench R20 / single thread

Model ResultReported conditions
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 636 points System: CB: Ryzen 9 5900X @Stock
CPU / power label: CB: Ryzen 9 5900X @Stock
Exact test build and complete conditions are unreported; no ranking position.

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-9590 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

114.000000
AMD FX-9590
270.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

713.000000
AMD FX-9590
3684.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

634.000000
AMD FX-9590
1646.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively

Higher values are better in this metric.

3020.000000
AMD FX-9590
14650.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

10465.000000
AMD FX-9590
39564.000000
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X

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