AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.6 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.8 GHz

Cores: 4 (in 2 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 138.40

Overall Rank:
3192nd fastest in multithreading out of 5788 CPUs
3149th fastest in single threading out of 5788 CPUs
881st fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $18.99 USD (2024-08-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2628

Single Thread Rating

1284

Samples: 2456*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,261
Thread: 1,231

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core

Integer Math	9,293 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,670 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	17 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,673 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	810.9 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	42,374 KBytes/Sec
Physics	289 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,292 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,284 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of February 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,452
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,291
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,940
Apple M4 10 Core		23,702
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,582
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,084
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,641
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,628

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		138.40
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.63
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.39
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.95
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		1,284

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3281385 - Feb 12 2026		2865
BL3279241 - Feb 11 2026		2867
BL3279056 - Feb 11 2026		2406
BL3244940 - Jan 27 2026		2514
BL3244887 - Jan 27 2026		1658

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,628
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		3,124 (+18.9%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		3,006 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,870 (+9.2%)
AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,250 (-14.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 830 vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,104 (-19.9%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		3,467 (+31.9%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,354 (-10.4%)
AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,264 (-13.9%)
AMD Athlon II X4 631 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,118 (-19.4%)
AMD A6-3620 APU vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		1,891 (-28.1%)
AMD Athlon II X4 641 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,313 (-12.0%)
AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		1,965 (-25.2%)

Is the AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,430
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,381
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,258
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,196
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,775
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		752

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