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: 163.97

Overall Rank:
2949th fastest in multithreading out of 5265 CPUs
2920th fastest in single threading out of 5265 CPUs
840th fastest in out of 1451 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $16.00 USD (2024-05-07)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2623

Single Thread Rating

1288

Samples: 2418*
*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	9,279 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	4,668 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	17 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	5,676 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	806.0 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	42,546 KBytes/Sec
Physics	289 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,288 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,288 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of July 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 3rd of July 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of July 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$16.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,631
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,012
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,437
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,145
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,860
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,490
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,159
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,703
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,656
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,148
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,623

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		228.16
Intel Core i5-12400F		175.41
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		163.97
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		151.21
Intel Core i9-13900K		136.77
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.62
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.20
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		49.35
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,610
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,014
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,900
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,680
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,477
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,920
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,563
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		1,288

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2720148 - Jun 25 2025		2796
BL2707966 - Jun 19 2025		3327
BL2664974 - May 31 2025		2951
BL2655370 - May 27 2025		2949
BL2649409 - May 25 2025		3500

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,623
AMD Athlon II X4 631 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,118 (-19.3%)
AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		1,992 (-24.1%)
AMD Athlon X4 760K Quad Core vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,981 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,893 (+10.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 830 vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,072 (-21.0%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		3,059 (+16.6%)
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,345 (-10.6%)
AMD Athlon II X4 641 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,313 (-11.8%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,960 (+12.8%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,872 (+9.5%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,839 (+8.2%)
AMD Athlon X4 740 Quad Core vs AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		2,639 (+0.6%)

Is the AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of July 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,433
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,146
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,286
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,836
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,572
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,479
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,276
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,909
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,801
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,644
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,532
Intel Core Ultra 9 285		9,436
AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core		752

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-4100 Quad-Core

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