EPYC 7232P vs FX-9590

Primary details

Comparing FX-9590 and EPYC 7232P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1046	690
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	10.51
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	no data	AMD EPYC
Power efficiency	2.76	8.81
Architecture codename	Vishera (2012−2015)	Zen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date	6 July 2013 (11 years ago)	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$450

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

FX-9590 and EPYC 7232P 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	no data	31
L1 cache	no data	512 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	no data	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm, 14 nm
Die size	315 mm2	192 mm2
Maximum core temperature	57 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,200 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V	no data

Compatibility

Information on FX-9590 and EPYC 7232P 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	AM3+	TR4
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 and EPYC 7232P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 and EPYC 7232P are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9590 and EPYC 7232P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	4 TiB
Max memory channels	no data	8
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and EPYC 7232P.

PCIe version

n/a

no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.66	11.59
Recency	6 July 2013	7 August 2019
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	32 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	120 Watt

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