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AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core

Benchmarks for the AMD FX-8100 Eight-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.

Is the AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]

AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3+

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 8 (in 4 physical modules)

Typical TDP: 95 W

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

Other names: AMD FX(tm)-8100 Eight-Core Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2012

CPUmark/$Price: 41.78

Overall Rank:
2584th fastest in multithreading out of 5778 CPUs
3374th fastest in single threading out of 5778 CPUs
701st fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $98.02 USD (2023-04-27)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
4095
Single Thread Rating
1170

Samples: 48*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 5,645
Thread: 1,057

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core

Integer Math15,792 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math7,855 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers25 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting8,849 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption1,265 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression67,604 KBytes/Sec
Physics395 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,075 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,170 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2026


Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
58,454
Intel Core i9-13900K
58,301
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
38,943
Apple M4 10 Core
23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F
19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,133
AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,095
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
130.24
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
126.29
Intel Core i9-14900K
124.64
Intel Core i5-12400F
122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K
107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
60.62
AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
41.78
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M4 10 Core
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th 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-8100 Eight-Core
1,170
Last 5 Baselines for AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2595484 - May 02 2025
4296
BL2370969 - Jan 27 2025
4218
BL2236170 - Nov 03 2024
4115
BL2002301 - Jan 21 2024
4353
BL1986340 - Jan 03 2024
4320
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,095
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,636 (+13.2%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,971 (+21.4%)
Intel Core i5-3450 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,512 (+10.2%)
Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
5,694 (+39.0%)
Intel Core i5-4440 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,794 (+17.1%)
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,648 (+13.5%)
Intel Core i7-2600S @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,641 (+13.3%)
Intel Core i5-3450S @ 2.80GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,401 (+7.5%)
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
3,866 (-5.6%)
Intel Core i7-950 @ 3.07GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
3,257 (-20.5%)
Intel Core i5-4430 @ 3.00GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
4,662 (+13.8%)
Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz vs AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
3,636 (-11.2%)

Is the AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,384
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D
10,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
9,770
AMD FX-8100 Eight-Core
572