AMD FX-9590 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260u

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-9590 and AMD Athlon II X2 260u 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 3 year(s) 9 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 178% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 3x 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
• 2.5x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1811 vs 716
• 9.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6768 vs 713
• Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3042 vs 1882

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 260u

• 8.8x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 220 Watt
• Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1119 vs 633

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-9590
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 260u

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1811 716
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6768 713
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	633 1119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	3042 1882

Compare specifications (specs)