AMD FX-9590
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AMD FX-9590 vs Intel Core i5-2400. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2013
AMD FX-9590
AMD FX-9590
Released
Q1/2011
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Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Core i5-2400

What's the best choice AMD FX-9590 or Intel Core i5-2400? 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.

Intel Core i5-2400 has a maximum frequency of 3.10 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2011.

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 34% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 32% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.40 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)

    1125 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.43 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 220 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i5-2400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    381 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    345 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    500 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    418 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    935 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    955 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1544 place
  • CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
    28 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
Intel Core i5-2400 Intel Core i5-2400
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 Intel Core i5
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-9000 left arrow Intel Core i 2000
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 3.10 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • 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 Intel HD Graphics 2000
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.85 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.10 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 6
  • Shader
    left arrow 48
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 2
  • Generation
    left arrow 6
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 10.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q1/2011
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 Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i5-2400 and AMD FX-9590. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1066DDR3-1333
  • Max. Memory
    left arrow 32 GB
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-9590 and Intel Core i5-2400 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    220 W left arrow 95 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 VT-x, VT-x EPT
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Piledriver) left arrow Sandy Bridge S
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow LGA 1155
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q1/2011

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 Intel Core i5-2400.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

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
634
AMD FX-9590
691
Intel Core i5-2400
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
3020
AMD FX-9590
2206
Intel Core i5-2400

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