AMD Athlon X4 860K vs AMD FX-6100
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 860K and AMD FX-6100 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 860K
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz
- Around 3% higher maximum core temperature: 72.40°C vs 70°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI
- Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1528 vs 1317
- Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 531 vs 466
- Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.669 vs 0.606
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 3.9 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 72.40°C vs 70°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm SOI |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1528 vs 1317 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 531 vs 466 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.669 vs 0.606 |
Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6100
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
- 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
- 2.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3691 vs 3431
- Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1702 vs 1593
- Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.171 vs 4.868
- Around 32% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 15.905 vs 12.03
- Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.327 vs 0.22
- Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.915 vs 4.831
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Number of cores | 6 vs 4 |
| Number of threads | 6 vs 4 |
| L1 cache | 288 KB vs 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB vs 4 MB |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3691 vs 3431 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1702 vs 1593 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 6.171 vs 4.868 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 15.905 vs 12.03 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.327 vs 0.22 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.915 vs 4.831 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 860K
CPU 2: AMD FX-6100
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| Name | AMD Athlon X4 860K | AMD FX-6100 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 1528 | 1317 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 3431 | 3691 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 531 | 466 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1593 | 1702 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | 0 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 4.868 | 6.171 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 12.03 | 15.905 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.22 | 0.327 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.669 | 0.606 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.831 | 4.915 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Athlon X4 860K | AMD FX-6100 | |
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Essentials |
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| Family | AMD Athlon Processors | AMD FX-Series Processors |
| OPN Tray | AD860KXBI44JA | FD6100WMW6KGU |
| Place in performance rating | 2829 | 2848 |
| Series | AMD Athlon X4 | AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture codename | Zambezi | |
| Launch date | October 2011 | |
| OPN PIB | FD6100WMGUSBX | |
| Price now | $299 | |
| Value for money (0-100) | 5.30 | |
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| Base frequency | 3.7 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 288 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm SOI |
| Maximum core temperature | 72.40°C | 70°C |
| Maximum frequency | 4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Number of cores | 4 | 6 |
| Number of threads | 4 | 6 |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Die size | 315 mm | |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | |
| Transistor count | 1200 million | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Supported memory frequency | 2133 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | FM2+ | AM3+ |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
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