AMD FX-4100 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4100 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 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 FX-4100

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 3 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
• Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 90 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 104 Watt
• 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1288 vs 552
• 5.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2617 vs 517

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4100
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-57

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1288 552
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2617 517

Compare specifications (specs)