AMD Athlon X4 730 vs AMD FX-9590

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and AMD FX-9590 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 730

AMD FX-9590

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

3.4x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 220 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 220 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9590

CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 56% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 94% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1814 vs 937
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6789 vs 2278

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2013 vs 2 Oct 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
L2 cache	8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1814 vs 937
PassMark - CPU mark	6789 vs 2278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: AMD FX-9590

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

1814

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

6789

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD FX-9590
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	1814
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	6789
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		633
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3042
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3336
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		10.765
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		25.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.45
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.418
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		8.59

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD FX-9590
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Vishera
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	July 2013
Place in performance rating	2310	2292
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD9590FHHKWOF
OPN Tray		FD9590FHW8KHK
Price now		$99.99
Series		AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)		30.03
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	4.7 GHz
Die size	246 mm²	315 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm SOI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	5 GHz
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	8
Transistor count	1303 million	1200 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
L3 cache		8 MB
Maximum core temperature		57°C
P0 Vcore voltage		Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	220 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)