AMD A8-6600K vs AMD FX-9590
Summary
AMD A8-6600K
100%
AMD FX-9590
172%
Relative performance
AMD A8-6600K
100%
AMD FX-9590
121%
Relative performance
AMD A8-6600K
100%
AMD FX-9590
223%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD A8-6600K |
| 120 watts lower power draw. |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD FX-9590. |
Reasons to consider AMD FX-9590 |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 21% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 123% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| Around 72% higher average synthetic performance. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD FX-9590
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD FX-9590
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD A8-6600K | | AMD FX-9590 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4a | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| CVT16 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| HT3.1 | | | |
Architecture
| AMD A8-6600K | | AMD FX-9590 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Piledriver | vs | AMD Piledriver |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR3 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Richland | vs | Vishera |
| Release Date | Jun 2013 | vs | Jul 2013 |
Cores
| AMD A8-6600K | | AMD FX-9590 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 8 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon HD 8570D | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD A8-6600K | | AMD FX-9590 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 384 KB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB (per core) | vs | 8192 KB |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 8192 KB (shared) |
Physical
| AMD A8-6600K | | AMD FX-9590 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket FM2 | vs | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Max Case Temp | 74°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | 315mm² |
| Process | 32 nm | vs | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD A8-6600K | | AMD FX-9590 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3900 MHz | vs | 4700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4200 MHz | vs | 5000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | vs | 1.912 V |
| TDP | 100 W | vs | 220 W |
AMD A8-6600K
2562 points
AMD FX-9590
3050 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
7803 points
AMD FX-9590
18807 points
Points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
5794
AMD FX-9590
12929
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
2275
AMD FX-9590
2686
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
6287
AMD FX-9590
13605
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K
2049
AMD FX-9590
2500
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K (simulated)
95.45
AMD FX-9590 (simulated)
118.6
points - higher is better
AMD A8-6600K (simulated)
310.1
AMD FX-9590
717
points - higher is better