Intel Core i7-7700HQ vs AMD FX-9590

Core i7-7700HQ vs FX-9590 comparison

According to the hardwareDB Benchmark tool, the FX-9590 is faster than the Core i7-7700HQ. Despite this, the Core i7-7700HQ has the advantage in our gaming benchmark.

When comparing these CPUs we notice that they have the same number of cores and the same number of threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the FX-9590 has a significantly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-7700HQ. A Core i7-7700HQ 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. Indeed, the Core i7-7700HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.