AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Price and performance details for the AMD FX-6100 Six-Core can be found below. 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.
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AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.9 GHz

Cores: 6 (in 3 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 480 KB, L2: 12.0 MB, L3: 8 MB

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-6100 Six-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 161.53

Overall Rank: 1660

Last Price Change: $22.81 USD (2023-03-21)

Average CPU Mark

3684

Single Thread Rating: 1321
Samples: 3245*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,606
Thread: 1,220

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Integer Math	13,486 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,683 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,123 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	60.1 MBytes/Sec
Physics	369 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,833 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,321 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of March 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of March 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of March 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$84.04 USD	Buy Now!
	$22.81 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	HP Pavilion Desktop PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Wi-Fi 5 & Bluetooth Connectivity, 9 USB Ports, Wired Mouse and Keyboard Combo, Pre-Built Tower (TP01-2022, 2021)	$742.92 (www.amazon.com)
	Patriot Viper 3 Series DDR3 32GB 1600MHz (PC3 12800) Quad Kit PV332G160C0QK	$204.96 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,587
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,792
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,682
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,138
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,943
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,928
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,536
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,796
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,548
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,207
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,684

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		182.58
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		161.53
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.65
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		140.44
Intel Core i9-12900K		97.17
Intel Core i7-12700K		85.07
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		50.34
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		41.47
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,205
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,847
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,823
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,725
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,358
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,946
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,889
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,664
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		1,321

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1773501 - Mar 19 2023		3964
BL1771347 - Mar 17 2023		3726
BL1770464 - Mar 16 2023		3879
BL1769253 - Mar 14 2023		3744
BL1767390 - Mar 12 2023		2959

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,684
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,652 (-0.9%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,382 (-8.2%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,982 (-19.1%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,972 (-19.3%)
AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,411 (-7.4%)
Intel Core i3-4130T @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,883 (-21.8%)
Intel Core i5-4430S @ 2.70GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,256 (+15.5%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,185 (+13.6%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,111 (+11.6%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,088 (+11.0%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,856 (+4.6%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,794 (+3.0%)

Is the AMD FX-6100 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of March 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,321
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,428
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,358
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,803
Intel Core i9-13900T		7,708
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,579
Intel Core i9-13900F		7,308
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,140
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,751
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,734
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,691
Intel Core i7-13700KF		6,615
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		946

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

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