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FX 9590 vs Core i5-2500K


Description
The 9590 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i5-2500K is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9590 gets a score of 137.6 k points while the i5-2500K gets 111.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 9590 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-2500K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
600f20
206a7
Core
Vishera
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
4.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3+
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
8/8
4/4
TDP
220 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
July 2013
January 2011
Mean monothread perf.
32.41k points
32.85k points
Mean multithread perf.
137.65k points
111.83k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
9590
i5-2500K
Test#1 (Integers)
11.51k
11.84k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
9.57k
10.43k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.19k
5.22k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.14k
5.36k (x0.75)
TOTAL
32.41k
32.85k (x1.01)

Multithread

9590

i5-2500K
Test#1 (Integers)
55.13k
45.51k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
51.69k
40.83k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.02k
20.7k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.81k
4.79k (x1.26)
TOTAL
137.65k
111.83k (x0.81)

Performance/W
9590
i5-2500K
Test#1 (Integers)
251 points/W
479 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
235 points/W
430 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
123 points/W
218 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
17 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
626 points/W
1177 points/W

Performance/GHz
9590
i5-2500K
Test#1 (Integers)
2302 points/GHz
3200 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1914 points/GHz
2818 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
837 points/GHz
1411 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1429 points/GHz
1449 points/GHz
TOTAL
6482 points/GHz
8878 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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