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: 131.12

Overall Rank: 1873

Last Price Change: $27.95 USD (2023-05-03)

Average CPU Mark

3665

Single Thread Rating: 1318
Samples: 3276*
*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	13,329 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,667 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	21 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,200 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,129 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	61,442 KBytes/Sec
Physics	367 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,821 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,318 MOps/Sec

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

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 15th of September 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of September 2023.
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

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 21st of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,759
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,477
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,747
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,632
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,068
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,936
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,858
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,425
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,785
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,061
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,665

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 21st of September 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		213.02
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.99
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.24
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		131.12
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.50
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.85
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.96
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.61
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 September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,666
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,195
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,053
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,844
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,819
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,706
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,359
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,942
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,663
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,569
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		1,318

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1901616 - Sep 11 2023		3908
BL1899296 - Sep 07 2023		4414
BL1877979 - Aug 07 2023		4636
BL1867753 - Jul 24 2023		3251
BL1866897 - Jul 23 2023		4429

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 September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,665
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,287 (-10.3%)
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,403 (-7.1%)
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,065 (-16.4%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,970 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,318 (-9.5%)
Intel Core i7-930 @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,940 (-19.8%)
AMD FX-6200 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,075 (+11.2%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,580 (-2.3%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,380 (-7.8%)
AMD A8-7600 APU vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,220 (-12.1%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,792 (-23.8%)
AMD FX-6300 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,195 (+14.5%)

Is the AMD FX-6100 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 21st of September 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,193
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,105
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,560
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,428
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,816
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,798
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,532
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,234
Intel Core i9-13900		6,928
Intel Core i9-13900F		6,878
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,854
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,801
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		941

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CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

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