AMD FX-6100 vs AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6100 and AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
  • Around 13% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1316 vs 1043
  • 3.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3688 vs 987
  • Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 466 vs 326
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1702 vs 569
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.171 vs 1.89
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2011 vs December 2008
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI vs 65 nm
L1 cache 288 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 6 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1316 vs 1043
PassMark - CPU mark 3688 vs 987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 466 vs 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1702 vs 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.171 vs 1.89

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6100
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1316
1043
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3688
987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
466
326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1702
569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.171
1.89
Name AMD FX-6100 AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1316 1043
PassMark - CPU mark 3688 987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 466 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1702 569
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.171 1.89
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.905
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.327
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 X2 7750 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Zambezi Kuma
Family AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date October 2011 December 2008
OPN PIB FD6100WMGUSBX
OPN Tray FD6100WMW6KGU
Place in performance rating 2846 2834
Price now $299
Series AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 5.30
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.3 GHz
Die size 315 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 288 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 6 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm SOI 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 70°C
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 6
Transistor count 1200 million 450 million
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Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ AM2+
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™)