AMD FX-9590 vs Intel Pentium 4405U

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD FX-9590		Intel Pentium 4405U
CPU comparison AMD FX-9590 or Intel Pentium 4405U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD FX-9590 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-9590 was released in Q3/2013. The Intel Pentium 4405U has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.10 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 4405U was released in Q3/2015.

AMD FX (30)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
AMD FX-9000 (2)	CPU group	Intel Pentium 4000 (2)
2	Generation	6
Vishera (Piledriver)	Architecture	Skylake U
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD FX-9590 is a 8 core processor with a clock frequency of 4.70 GHz (5.00 GHz). The Intel Pentium 4405U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.10 GHz.
AMD FX-9590	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405U
8	Cores	2
8	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
4.70 GHz	Frequency	2.10 GHz
5.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
5.00 GHz	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD FX-9590	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405U
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 510
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	0.95 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
	Technology	14 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	96
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	32 GB
--	DirectX Version	12.0

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 510
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The AMD FX-9590 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium 4405U can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
AMD FX-9590	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405U
DDR3-1866	Memory	DDR4-2133
	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
29.9 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
8.00 MB	L3 Cache	2.00 MB
--	PCIe version	2.0
--	PCIe lanes	10
--	PCIe Bandwidth	5.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD FX-9590 has a TDP of 220 W, that of the Intel Pentium 4405U is 15 W.
AMD FX-9590	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405U
220 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The AMD FX-9590 has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium 4405U cache has a total of 2.00 MB.
AMD FX-9590	Characteristic	Intel Pentium 4405U
32 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
AM3+	Socket	BGA 1356
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2013	Release date	Q3/2015
270 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-9590 (100%)

Intel Pentium 4405U (78%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD FX-9590 (100%)

Intel Pentium 4405U (31%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	634 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	492 (78%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	3020 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	1236 (41%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	10465 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2100 (20%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	114 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	89 (78%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	713 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	227 (32%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	445 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	972 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD FX-9590 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 0.95 GHz	182 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	41 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	625.9 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 5.00 GHz	291 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD FX-9590 8C 8T @ 4.70 GHz	1967 (100%)
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	0 (0%)

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