Celeron B820 vs FX-9590

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Aggregate performance score

FX-9590
2013
8 cores / 8 threads, 220 Watt
6.42
+1184%
Celeron B820
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.50

FX-9590 outperforms Celeron B820 by a whopping 1184% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-9590 and Celeron B820 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10502873
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.761.35
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date6 July 2013 (11 years ago)1 July 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$86

Detailed specifications

FX-9590 and Celeron B820 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads82
Base clock speed4.7 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data17
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size315 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,200 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9590 and Celeron B820 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+FCPGA988,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 and Celeron B820. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

FX-9590 and Celeron B820 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 and Celeron B820 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9590 and Celeron B820. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-9590 and Celeron B820 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and Celeron B820.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FX-9590 6.42
+1184%
Celeron B820 0.50

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

FX-9590 10194
+1171%
Celeron B820 802

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

FX-9590 531
+89.6%
Celeron B820 280

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

FX-9590 2147
+336%
Celeron B820 492

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.42 0.50
Recency 6 July 2013 1 July 2012
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 2
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 35 Watt

FX-9590 has a 1184% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Celeron B820, on the other hand, has 528.6% lower power consumption.

The FX-9590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron B820 in performance tests.

Note that FX-9590 is a desktop processor while Celeron B820 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9590 and Celeron B820, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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