AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-6100 Six-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-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 per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 16 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 2048 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2011

CPUmark/$Price: 83.89

Overall Rank:
2726th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
3087th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
735th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $44.04 USD (2023-05-20)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

3695

Single Thread Rating

1309

Samples: 3524*
*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	13,320 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	6,643 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	22 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	8,069 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,159 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	61,146 KBytes/Sec
Physics	363 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,847 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,309 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of February 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th 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 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,695

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		83.89
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 18th 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-6100 Six-Core		1,309

Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3270447 - Feb 07 2026		3803
BL3261894 - Feb 04 2026		3800
BL3252997 - Jan 31 2026		4598
BL3240639 - Jan 25 2026		3908
BL3235968 - Jan 23 2026		3887

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

Popular comparisons for AMD FX-6100 Six-Core
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,695
Intel Core i5-2310 @ 2.90GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,664 (-0.8%)
Intel Core i5-2550K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,228 (+14.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,099 (+11.0%)
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,868 (+4.7%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,223 (-12.8%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,194 (-13.6%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		2,993 (-19.0%)
Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		4,311 (+16.7%)
Intel Core i5-2320 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,687 (-0.2%)
Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,502 (-5.2%)
Intel Core i3-4150 @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,400 (-8.0%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		3,391 (-8.2%)

Is the AMD FX-6100 Six-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,432
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		10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
AMD FX-6100 Six-Core		674

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