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AMD FX-9590 Review; Piledriver at 5GHz

Author: SKYMTL
Date: July 15, 2013
Product Name: FX-9590
Part Number: FD9590FHHKWOF
Warranty: 1 Year
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4770K vs. FX-9590 Gaming (Current Games)


While our standard in-game testing consists of slightly older but still popular titles, we decided to throw in a number of additional, newer games. Each of these puts a significant amount of load on the CPU but many are also multi-core optimized.

All of the standard testing guidelines apply here as well though there is one major difference: instead of using FRAPS, we are utilizing the FCAT tool. This captures frames in real time before analyzing them, allowing for a much more accurate depiction of what will eventually be displayed onscreen. Once again, a GTX 670 has been used.







RESULTS: The first group of five games displays some interesting characteristics. While Intel’s i7-4770K is able to maintain a slight lead in most situations, a gamer really won’t be able to tell the difference between it and AMD’s FX-9590.

There are some oddballs here like Dirt: Showdown which still seems slightly CPU-bound and Far Cry 3 which favors the FX-9590 but for the most part, average framerates are very much similar. This is what happens when the onus is taken off of the CPU; in many cases, the GPU becomes a potentially limiting factor.