AMD FX-6100 vs AMD Athlon II X4 635

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6100 and AMD Athlon II X4 635 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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).

AMD FX-6100

AMD Athlon II X4 635

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6100

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 34% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1318 vs 1168
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3695 vs 2241
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 466 vs 357
Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1702 vs 1130
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.171 vs 2.875
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 15.905 vs 13.354
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.327 vs 0.211

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2011 vs January 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1318 vs 1168
PassMark - CPU mark	3695 vs 2241
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1702 vs 1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.171 vs 2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.905 vs 13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.327 vs 0.211

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 288 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6100
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 635

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1318

1168

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3695

2241

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

466

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

1130

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.171

2.875

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

15.905

13.354

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.327

0.211

Name	AMD FX-6100	AMD Athlon II X4 635
PassMark - Single thread mark	1318	1168
PassMark - CPU mark	3695	2241
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1702	1130
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.171	2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	15.905	13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.327	0.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.915

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6100	AMD Athlon II X4 635
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Propus
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2011	January 2010
OPN PIB	FD6100WMGUSBX
OPN Tray	FD6100WMW6KGU
Place in performance rating	2857	2847
Price now	$299	$69.95
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	5.30	13.66
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$70
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
Die size	315 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	6 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Number of threads	6
Transistor count	1200 million	300 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)