Intel Core i5-9600T vs AMD FX-9590

Compare Intel 9th Generation Core i5 6 core CPU vs AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition 4 core processor, specs and benchmark score. Which is the better CPU for gaming?

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Benchmark Score

Overall Score

A combined score of all workloads

2780 points

2901 points

4% slightly better overall score

Gaming Score

The raw gaming performance with a fast GPU

4812 points

13% slightly better gaming score

4225 points

Multitasking Score

Performance in workloads using up to 8 cores

2172 points

2475 points

13% slightly better multitasking score

Heavy Workload Score

Performance in workloads using up to 16 cores

2074 points

2378 points

14% slightly better heavy workload score

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Blender score

Cycles Render (Samples per minute)

83.29 points

69% significantly higher Blender score

49.04 points

Geekbench 6 (multi) score

Multi threaded benchmark

4409 points

105% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (multi) score

2147 points

Geekbench 6 (single) score

Single threaded benchmark

1312 points

145% significantly higher Geekbench 6 (single) score

535 points

Specifications

Cores

Number of physical processing units

49% significantly more cores

Threads

Number of logical processing units

33% slightly more threads

Clock Speed

Base frequency at which the chip operates

2.3 GHz

4.7 GHz

104% significantly higher clock speed

Turbo Speed

Higher frequency used for heavy workloads

3.9 GHz

5 GHz

28% slightly higher turbo speed

TDP

Thermal Design Power: Measure of heat generated by the CPU

35 W

528% significantly lower TDP

220 W

Other details

Rank

Ranking in the hardwareDB database

593rd of 1,118

571st of 1,118

Family

The product line

9th Generation Core i5

FX 8-Core Black Edition

Release date

The official date of release of this chip

2019 May

Memory Type

The type of memory used by this chip

DDR4-2666

DDR3

Is Unlocked

Can this CPU can be overclocked

Yes

Supports ECC memory

Does this CPU support error correcting memory

Core i5-9600T vs FX-9590 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the FX-9590 is faster than the Core i5-9600T. Despite this, the Core i5-9600T has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

In terms of the number of cores of each of these CPUs, the Core i5-9600T has significantly more cores than the FX-9590. Indeed, the Core i5-9600T has 6 cores compared to 4 cores found in the FX-9590. Despite this, the FX-9590 has more threads than the Core i5-9600T. Our comparison shows that the FX-9590 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i5-9600T. Also, the FX-9590 has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Core i5-9600T 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.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. For instance, the Core i5-9600T has the same number of threads as cores. This means the the CPU does not support hyperthreading.