AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 4.7 GHz

Turbo Speed: 5.0 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 220 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 8 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 8 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-9590 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 23.30

Overall Rank:
1964th fastest in multithreading out of 5775 CPUs
2173rd fastest in single threading out of 5775 CPUs
558th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $292.58 USD (2026-01-31)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

6818

Single Thread Rating

1806

Samples: 3415*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 10,188
Thread: 1,743

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core

Integer Math	47,550 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	11,586 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	33 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	15,021 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	2,133 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	121,595 KBytes/Sec
Physics	538 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,916 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,806 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 6th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$292.58 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,467
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,304
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,944
Apple M4 10 Core		23,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,577
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,680
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,818

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		170.64
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		159.59
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		126.77
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.66
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.63
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		23.30
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		1,806

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3255904 - Feb 01 2026		4957
BL3239601 - Jan 25 2026		6990
BL3208047 - Jan 12 2026		6711
BL3198419 - Jan 09 2026		7156
BL3171005 - Dec 28 2025		7220

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,818
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		7,146 (+4.8%)
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,183 (-9.3%)
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		5,787 (-15.1%)
Intel Core i5-10300H @ 2.50GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		8,197 (+20.2%)
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,728 (-1.3%)
Intel Core i7-4820K @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,512 (-4.5%)
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,369 (-6.6%)
Intel Core i7-4790T @ 2.70GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,303 (-7.6%)
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		7,146 (+4.8%)
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		7,063 (+3.6%)
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		6,090 (-10.7%)
Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		8,409 (+23.3%)

Is the AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,418
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,124
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,795
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,512
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,392
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,206
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,777
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,756
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core		811

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