AMD FX-6100 vs AMD FX-8100

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6100 and AMD FX-8100 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 FX-8100

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6100

Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1318 vs 1154

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1318 vs 1154

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8100

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 6
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4073 vs 3695
4.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1999 vs 466
4.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7176 vs 1702

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 6
L1 cache	384 KB vs 288 KB
L2 cache	8192 KB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4073 vs 3695
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1999 vs 466
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	7176 vs 1702

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6100
CPU 2: AMD FX-8100

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1318

1154

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3695

4073

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

466

1999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1702

7176

Name	AMD FX-6100	AMD FX-8100
PassMark - Single thread mark	1318	1154
PassMark - CPU mark	3695	4073
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	466	1999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1702	7176
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.171
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 FX-8100
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Zambezi
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	October 2011	October 2011
OPN PIB	FD6100WMGUSBX
OPN Tray	FD6100WMW6KGU
Place in performance rating	2857	1345
Price now	$299	$142
Series	AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	5.30	12.48
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
Die size	315 mm	315 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	6 MB	8192 KB
L3 cache	8 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	6	8
Number of threads	6
Transistor count	1200 million	1200 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™)