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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Intel Core i7 5960X vs the AMD FX 9590. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i7 5960X vs FX 9590
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5960X
26,400
FX 9590
13,818
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5960X
3,657
FX 9590
2,549
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5960X
4,120,000 MB/s
FX 9590
2,790,000 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5960X
27,898
FX 9590
12,725
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Core i7 5960X
30,382
FX 9590
13,802
GeekBench
Core i7 5960X
30,382
FX 9590
13,802
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Core i7 5960X
15,994
FX 9590
10,589
PassMark (Single Core)
Core i7 5960X
1,994
FX 9590
1,741
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i7 5960X | vs | FX 9590 |
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Clock speed | 3 GHz | 4.7 GHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5 GHz | |
Cores | Octa 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 | |||
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 | 140W | 220W | |
Annual home energy cost | 33.73 $/year | 53 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 122.64 $/year | 192.72 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 7.19 pt/W | 5.39 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 113.75W | 178.75W |
details | Core i7 5960X | vs | FX 9590 |
---|---|---|---|
Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 16 | 8 | |
L3 cache | 20 MB | 8 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 2.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 32 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.47 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 8,243.2 | 10,860 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.47 GHz | 5.06 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | None | None | |
Label | N/A | N/A | |
Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR | |||
Channels | Quad Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | No | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 6,400 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
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