Pentium 6805 vs FX-9590

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Aggregate performance score

FX-9590
2013
8 cores / 8 threads, 220 Watt
6.42
+130%
Pentium 6805
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.79

FX-9590 outperforms Pentium 6805 by a whopping 130% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing FX-9590 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10641692
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiency2.7617.59
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date6 July 2013 (11 years ago)1 October 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

FX-9590 and Pentium 6805 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed4.7 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed5 GHz3 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cache8192 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm10 nm
Die size315 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperature57 °C100 °C
Number of transistors1,200 millionno data
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 Pentium 6805 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
SocketAM3+FCBGA1526
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9590 and Pentium 6805. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

FX-9590 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9590 and Pentium 6805 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9590 and Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of FX-9590 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9590 and Pentium 6805.

PCIe versionn/a3.0

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
+130%
Pentium 6805 2.79

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
+130%
Pentium 6805 4424

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 534
Pentium 6805 1194
+124%

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 2170
+0.1%
Pentium 6805 2168

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.42 2.79
Recency 6 July 2013 1 October 2020
Physical cores 8 2
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 15 Watt

FX-9590 has a 130.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium 6805, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 1366.7% lower power consumption.

The FX-9590 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 6805 in performance tests.

Note that FX-9590 is a desktop processor while Pentium 6805 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9590 and Pentium 6805, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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