Intel Core i5-11400 vs AMD FX-9590

Core i5-11400 vs FX-9590 comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i5-11400 performs better than the FX-9590. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the FX-9590 in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i5-11400 has significantly more cores with 6 cores compared to the FX-9590 that has 4 cores. It also has more threads than the FX-9590. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the FX-9590 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-11400. A Core i5-11400 CPU outputs less heat than a FX-9590 CPU because of its significantly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption. The info from our database shows that the FX-9590 has more L2 cache than the Core i5-11400. Despite this, the Core i5-11400 has significantly more L3 cache compared to the FX-9590.

The more cores a CPU has, the better the overall performance will be in parallel workloads such as multitasking. Many CPUs have more threads than cores, this means that each physical core is split into multiple logical cores, making them more efficient. Indeed, the Core i5-11400 has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.