AMD FX-9590 vs AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-9590 and AMD Phenom X4 9850B 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 4 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
• Around 100% higher clock speed: 5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1813 vs 992
• 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6790 vs 1946

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850B

• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 220 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-9590
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850B

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1813 992
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6790 1946

Compare specifications (specs)