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FX-9590

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8 Cores, 8 Threads @4.7GHz, Piledriver.
Release date: Q3 2013.

Average Bench: 69.4% (287th of 1239)

Based on 21,706 user benchmarks.  Devices: 178BFBFF00600F20, 178BFBFF00600F12 Model: AMD FX(tm)-9590 Eight-Core Processor

AMD released the FX-9590 back in July 2013 but it's not until recently that these processors have started hitting the shelves and even now prices are still extremely high. This is the first mainstream 5GHz processor but clock speed isn't the key performance indicator it once was. Comparing the 9590 to the 8350 shows that the 9590 has 16% better overall performance which is almost exactly in line with its base clock increase from 4.0 to 4.7 GHz. Despite this performance boost the 9590 still lags Intel's most recent 4770K Haswell processor by 26% and that's despite the AMD's 27% higher base clock. In terms of relative performance the AMD's strong point is Integer processing where it has 8 processing units vs just four (one per core) in the 4770K. Overall, especially at current prices, the 9590 doesn't represent good value for money. [Jan '14 CPUPro]

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Poor: 60%Average: 69.4% Great: 76%
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Above average average bench

The AMD FX-9590 averaged 30.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 85.9Pts
Avg. Single Core Mixed Speed 79Pts

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD FX-9590 is just 16.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD FX-9590 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Mixed Speed 498Pts
Avg. Octa Core Mixed Speed 494Pts
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Average Bench

(Based on 21,706 samples)
Rank 28769.4%
Min Avg Max
75.4 Memory 85.9 93.5
55.8 1-Core 79 88.7
118 2-Core 153 175
65.2% 106 Pts
Min Avg Max
208 4-Core 286 335
324 8-Core 494 572
49.1% 390 Pts
Min Avg Max
321 64-Core 498 576
33.4% 498 Pts
User Benchmarks Bench Normal Heavy Server
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
71.4% Very good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 85.5
2-Core 155
68% 110 Pts
4-Core 293
8-Core 535
52% 414 Pts
64-Core 541
36% 541 Pts
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
65.1% Good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 75.5
2-Core 124
60% 93.9 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 496
47% 379 Pts
64-Core 512
34% 512 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
63.8% Good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 76.4
2-Core 143
60% 98.7 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 475
47% 375 Pts
64-Core 455
30% 455 Pts
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz
59.1% Above average
Memory 79.9
1-Core 69.5
2-Core 124
58% 91.1 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 549
45% 378 Pts
64-Core 542
36% 542 Pts
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 28,569,871 CPUs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $338 @ launch in Jul '13
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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR V FORMULA-Z - $220

CPU
FX-9590AMD  $219Bench 69%, 21,706 samples2,608x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 558,247 samples844x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 846,070 samples523x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $252Bench 57%, 877,208 samples509x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 103%, 583,942 samples526x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $113Bench 111%, 463,938 samples509x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 94%, 131,939 samples280x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 61%, 29,296 samples346x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 66%, 17,704 samples314x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 57%, 73,158 samples243x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $909

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 Comments

CPUPro
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1,855

Official site www.amd.com/...

AMD Unleashes First-Ever 5 GHz Processor...

Added 6 years ago.
USA-User
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6,504

Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

6 days ago.

Hot garbage. Unstable as hell. Chugs down power and farts out heat faster than any CPU I have ever seen. Even with my massive liquid cooler I could not keep the CPU cool. CPU loved to idle at 45-60C. Frequent crashes led me to underclock to 4.0GHz. Finally I ended up switching to an 8350 after spending days troubleshooting the issue.

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More cache, 8 cores, cheaper MB, have 20+ applications open still fast.—Sep '14

Comment 

Great multithreaded performance, but at 220W, this chip is a beast. I like this chip, but Intel's chips are considerably more efficient in terms of power consumption.—Oct '14

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I heard mixed reviews of the 9590, but when prices dropped picked on up and my MB already supported it. It has worked great, rock solid for me in ASrock extreme 9 MB. No problems, but hard to overclock so I keep it stock with Corsair H80 cooler. Mine system tested above average on all tests and my rig is strictly budget, so that's good. I don't think I could get more value for the dollar than what I have in my rig. Great CPU!—Oct '15

GBR-User
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4,184

Excellent

2 months ago.

For 150£ today its very good value for an 8 core cpu it still will be much better than many i3 for that money

DEU-User
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4,129

Excellent

1 month ago.

my friend have this Cpu and he play all games on Highest settings with high fps

ROU-User
Avatar level
3,091

Good

1 month ago.

Though just a better binned and clocked 8350/70, the 9590 offers respectable gaming performance. It pales in comparison to Ryzen's recent offerings which have more threads and better IPC with lower power draw and thermals. But if you're rocking an AM3+, this is actually not a bad deal, provided you disable the core performance boost. The occasional 5ghz single core boos is really not worth the heat and power draw, and more often than not causes instability. I decided to turn mine off and leave all cores 4.7-4.8 with a bit of an undervolt. This seemed to work wonderfully in terms of heat and power draw. This chip is a good pairing with RX580 and maybe up to an Vega 56. It's good for 60+fps on most games at 1080p, though it won't max out a Vega 64 , 5700xt or 2080 (*spits*). Prices are not very good for the 9590, however. If you can find an 8350 for less than $80 just overclock it. 9590 is guaranteed high bin. Before i passed down my AM3+ build, I was getting over 120fps on games like Black Ops 4 and Doom paired with a Vega 56. If the price is right and youre not ready to jump to AM4, these will work just fine for most people.

AUS-User
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2,766

Good

5 months ago.

Still able to run everything I throw at it in 2019. Using it as a workstation, it's operated 24/7 without any downtime.

PHL-User
Avatar level
2,096

Terrible

1 month ago.

just cool it down with a car radiator and it is a great chip

SWE-User
Avatar level
1,980

Excellent

29 days ago.

well still hold up alright today can play the newest game no problem

ZAF-User
Avatar level
1,910

Excellent

5 mins ago.

I have one and it runs everything still brilliantly with a temp of 42° on a H110i after 5 years.

CPUPro
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1,855

Above average

6 years ago.

gvrax
Avatar level
372

Terrible

2 years ago.

low perfomance for that price

ColdSpy
Avatar level
310

Poor

5 months ago.

If you buy and use this CPU you're going to need 250W air cooler or liquid cooling, and motherboard with excellent VRM if you don't want to turn the die into a red hot molten silicon or magic smokes appearing on your motherboard, respectively.

CrylicArk
Avatar level
164

Terrible

10 months ago.

Don't let the core count and clock speed fool you, this is a very slow CPU and the value is very poor. Yes, the clock speed is insane, but in real world performance, it's terrible. Not even the 8 cores helps it perform well, do not buy it, if your looking to buy a budget gaming pc, buy a modern ryzen. Do not buy this crap.

yaabalfazl
Avatar level
92

Poor

2 years ago.

it low for 4k

Thomass
Avatar level
74

Terrible

3 years ago.

This thing will probably start a fire if you don't use a watercooler with it. 220 watts is WAY too much for a small chip and this is basically an overclocked version of the FX 8350. There's literally no difference. Also it's not 8 cores. 4 CORES, 8 THREADS. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE

Nolanimations
Avatar level
60

Good

18 months ago.

I've used this CPU for 2 years, and it has been a great choice. Do get some beefy cooling though, or your PC might catch on fire.

RiotDaniel
Avatar level
24

Good

2 years ago.

Ok, it's been 3 years now. I did what people said could not be done: Cool it with a Hyper 212X + a bunch of fans, and using a (very high quality might I add) 750W PSU. Managed 5Ghz stable, anything past that causes Vdroop and temps are quite lower than I expected (35ºC Idle, 50-60ºC Load). Quite happy about it and I don't expect to upgrade the CPU or MB for a while, got the CPU on sale for 120£.

ISnortFlour
Avatar level
12

Average

2 years ago.

Your never going to believe this #1. 125w is too much 75w is more than enough and them expensive motherboards are not needed. picture says a thousand words but first the company rig setup is as following. MB. gigabyte ga-78lmt-s2 rev 1.2 #2.CPU and AIR Cooler. AMD fx9890 @ 4.9ghz with cheapest stock cooler that came on the fx4300 it swapped out. #3. Kingston hyper furyx blue 16gb 1333mhz cas lat 10 stock clock which is overclocked to 1600 cas lat12 #4. Crappy old gateway hdd snagged out of a antique laptop. #5. Gtx 950 gpu #6. Corseair CX750M 750w psu I think 75w is fine with this cpu obviosly i cant use this until i receive a better cooler but this shows air is possible unless copper pipes are truely garbage. got it running 4.9 on and uncompaible motherboard that just needs a better north bridge heatsink and at most a h60 would probably be overkill until i hit around 5.2 to 5.3 ghz im willing to bet. Maybe i just won the lotteries lottery but im really not that lucky and i think the factory 220w statement was a **** up nobody ever cought and 120w is the max. This mb will give you an error message about cpu right away and the only way to bypass it with your saved bios settings is to hit esc before it gets to 0 every time you boot/restart. interesting non the less and computer gambles seem to be paying off for me as I can make it exceptional like my evga980 ftw v1 testing out at 93% with 4k resolution on my 1600x rig. ehh didn't realize max temp was 57c might have damaged it a tiny bit as it opens apps slower now but it was a fun mistake. Thomas your stupid and userbenchmark you got it wrong 8 core 8 thread look it up @ amd.com

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Proof of uncompadable mb and air cooler running test at 4.9 getting same scores as the expensive boards along with cpu damaging stupidity temps. should have looked it up rather than assuming 80-90c is thermonuclear temp range like lots of their cpus are.

Proof of uncompadable mb and air cooler running test at 4.9 getting same scores as the expensive boards along with cpu damaging stupidity temps. should have looked it up rather than assuming 80-90c is thermonuclear temp range like lots of their cpus are.

Slackware
Avatar level
6

Average

9 months ago.

I hope your VRMs can handle this, since mine sure can't. Had to underclock to 4.2 GHz. I'd only recommend it if you virtually got it for free (like I did from my dad), or if you buy it around $50-100. And if you're wondering, I'm running on a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 R5.

MolotovUSSR
Avatar level
2

Excellent

2 years ago.

UserBenchmarks: Game 67%, Desk 64%, Work 54% CPU: AMD FX-9590 - 74.8% GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB - 72.5% SSD: Samsung 750 EVO 500GB - 75% RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB - 61% MBD: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0

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