AMD FX-9590
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AMD FX-9590 vs AMD Ryzen 3 2300X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2013
AMD FX-9590
AMD FX-9590
Released
Q3/2018
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

What's the best choice AMD FX-9590 or AMD Ryzen 3 2300X? 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 Ryzen 3 2300X has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2018.

Differences

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

    (based on several benchmarks)

    931 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 26% better clock speed

    4.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    8 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 20% better overclocked clock speed

    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.00 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
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
Report a bug
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    965 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 Ryzen 3 2300X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    293 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    532 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    756 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-9590 AMD FX-9590
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
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 Ryzen
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-9000 left arrow AMD Ryzen 2000
  • Successor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
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 3.50 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 4
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    5.00 GHz left arrow 4.00 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 4
  • 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 Ryzen 3 2300X and AMD FX-9590. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR4-2933
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    left arrow 20
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-9590 and AMD Ryzen 3 2300X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    220 W left arrow 65 W
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
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 AMD-V, SVM
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 8.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Vishera (Piledriver) left arrow Pinnacle Ridge (Zen+)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 12 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow AM4
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q3/2018

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 Ryzen 3 2300X.

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
1012
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X
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
3097
AMD Ryzen 3 2300X

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