AMD FX-9590 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-9590 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9590

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
• Around 127% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1813 vs 766
• 10x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6767 vs 677
• Around 76% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3042 vs 1731

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

• 3.4x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 220 Watt
• Around 65% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 633

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-9590
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1813 766
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6767 677
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	633 1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	3042 1731

Compare specifications (specs)