Intel Core i5-7400T vs AMD FX-9590

Intel Core i5-7400T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2400 MHz / Cores: 4 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i5-7400T
AMD FX-9590
AMD Socket AM3+DESKTOP
4700 MHz / Cores: 8 / Jul 2013
AMD FX-9590

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i5-7400T
    100%
  • AMD FX-9590
    128%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-7400T
    113%
  • AMD FX-9590
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i5-7400T
    100%
  • AMD FX-9590
    168%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7400T

13% higher single threaded performance.
185 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
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 multi threaded performance (around 68% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


AMD FX-9590

Productivity

HWBench recommends AMD FX-9590

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i5-7400TAMD FX-9590
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0
SSE4.1
SSE4a
AMD64
AMD-V
AES
CVT16
EVP
FMA4
XOP
Turbo Core
HT3.1

Architecture

Intel Core i5-7400TAMD FX-9590
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsAMD Piledriver
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsVishera
Release DateFeb 2017vsJul 2013

Cores

Intel Core i5-7400TAMD FX-9590
Cores4vs8
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsHD 630vsNo

Cache

Intel Core i5-7400TAMD FX-9590
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs384 KB
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs8192 KB
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i5-7400TAMD FX-9590
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsAMD Socket AM3+
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackagevsuPGA
Die Sizeunknownvs315mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i5-7400TAMD FX-9590
Cpu Frequency2400 MHzvs4700 MHz
Turbo Clock3000 MHzvs5000 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs200 MHz
Voltageunknownvs1.912 V
TDP35 Wvs220 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-7400T
    3600 points
  • AMD FX-9590
    3050 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i5-7400T
    11520 points
  • AMD FX-9590
    18807 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-7400T (simulated)
    134.63
  • AMD FX-9590 (simulated)
    118.6

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i5-7400T (simulated)
    425.68
  • AMD FX-9590
    717

points - higher is better