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| Intel Core i7 4790K vs AMD FX 9590 |
Released April, 2014
Intel Core i7 4790K
- 4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 4790K
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD FX 9590 vs the Intel Core i7 4790K. | |||||||
Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 4790K vs FX 9590
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
15,490
FX 9590
13,818
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
4,004
FX 9590
2,549
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
5,140,000 MB/s
FX 9590
2,790,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
15,465
FX 9590
12,725
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 4790K
16,653
FX 9590
13,802
GeekBench
Core i7 4790K
16,653
FX 9590
13,802
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 4790K
11,194
FX 9590
10,589
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 4790K
2,530
FX 9590
1,741
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 4790K | vs | FX 9590 |
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Clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.7 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Octa core | |
Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
AVX 1.1 | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
XOP | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
ABM | |||
BMI1 | |||
CLMUL | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
CVT16 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 88W | 220W | |
Annual home energy cost | 21.2 $/year | 53 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 77.09 $/year | 192.72 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 11.42 pt/W | 5.39 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 71.5W | 178.75W |
details | Core i7 4790K | vs | FX 9590 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 8 | 8 | |
L2 cache | 1 MB | 8 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.25 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 74.04°C | Unknown - 57°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.63 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.8 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 6,925.3 | 10,860 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.63 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics 4600 | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,250 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 25,600 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
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