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AMD FX 9590 Cpu
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Intel Core i5 9600K
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Compared to dog years, a CPU's life span is considerably shorter with the rapid pace of PC component turn over. Not in terms of operational longevity but viabilRead more
The AMD FX-9590 is an eight-core, overclock-ready processor that offers some of the best performance available, provided you have the requisite hardware.Read more
A few weeks ago AMD announced the latest additions to their FX-series processor lineup: the FX-9590 and FX-9370. Clocked at Turbo speeds of 5GHz and 4.7GHz respectively, these new CPUs made some waves in enthusiast circles due to the high frequencies and AMD’s decision to only offer them...Read more
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Intel's Core i5-9600K looks to upset the Ryzen 5 2600X as the value chip for the mainstream.Read more
The Core i5-9600K may not have the core-count increases of its higher-priced siblings, but it received a healthy frequency bump over its predecessor, coupled with hardware patches to some vulnerabilities. We already proved that the i7-9700K is the best gaming CPU by Intel. Can the humble Core i5 challenge it in this arena?Read more
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General

Processor socketAM3+AM4LGA 1151
Component forPCPCPC
Operating modes64-bit64-bit64-bit

Processor

Clock speed4.7 GHz3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Max turbo speed5.0 GHz4.2 GHz4.6 GHz
Number of cores866
Number of threads8126
Thermal Design Power (TDP)220.0 W65.0 W95.0 W
Processor lithography0.0 in0.0 in0.0 in
Bus speed5200.0 MHz
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N/A
Bus type
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N/A
DMI3
Idle states
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N/A
yes

Integrated Graphics

On-board graphics adapternonoyes
Type
N/A
Not availableIntel UHD Graphics 630
On-board graphics adapter base frequency
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350.0 MHz
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version
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N/A
12.0

Memory

Cache8 MB32 MB9 MB
Memory types supported by processorDDR3 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAMDDR4 SDRAM
Memory channelsDualDualDual
Cache type
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L3Smart Cache
Memory clock speeds supported by processor
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3200.0 MHz2666.0 MHz
Maximum internal memory supported by processor
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64.0 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)
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N/A
41.6 GB/s

Thermals

Cooler includednoyesno
Thermal specification
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N/A
212.0 °F

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Often compared with AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Often compared with Intel Core i5 9600K